dcc2014 - conversation and critique within the architectural design process: a linkograph analysis

Conversation and Critique within the Architectural Design Process: A Linkograph

Analysis

Pieter PauwelsTiemen Strobbe, Jeroen Derboven, Ronald De Meyer

Ghent University, Belgium

the design process

information / experience

The designer as a reflective practitioner – D. Schön, 1983

an array of media

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softwareconstruction process

meetings

experience

internal conversation external interaction

conversation and critique

case study: high-rise building site

case study: high-rise building site

the design conversation in the case study

• 30 October 2013• Two design students, one design teacher• Duration: one hour• Slideshow of 8 slides enhances discussion• Content: co-housing concept

=> Everything recorded and transcribed for linkograph study

the linkograph

Pauwels P, Strobbe T, Verboven J, De Meyer R (2014) Additional Data DCC2014 Article.

http://users.ugent.be/~pipauwel/DCC2014_additional-data.html.

general linkograph statistics811 design moves4383 linksLink Index: 5,40

6 design episodes:1. introduction episode design moves 0-14 LI: 3,21

2. duplex principles episode design moves 15-177 LI: 4,54

3. shaping the façade episode design moves 178-357 LI: 3,96

4. structural design episode design moves 358-495 LI: 4,36

5. urban context episode design moves 496-779 LI: 4,68

6. summarizing episode design moves 780-811 LI: 3,54

FBS issue distribution

FBS process distribution

FBS code distribution

Valleys and peaks in Structure and Function moves

Structure (S)

Function (F)

Semantic FBS process distribution

critical moves (forelinks)

critical moves (backlinks)

horizonlink entropy evolution

Conclusions1. • high link index• a lot of evaluation (Be <-> Bs), analysis (S -> Bs) and reformulation I (S -> S)

=> repetition of ideas=> reconsidering design elements from all possible perspectives=> conversation and critique tend to focus more on finding mutual agreement on concepts and ideas, in contrast with individual sketching?

2.• first part of the conversation is ‘less productive’ than the second part (higher

entropy peaks)• Entropy peaks are located at those parts where less agreement is found in the

conversation=> significant disagreement = design productivity

Thank youPieter Pauwels – pipauwel.pauwels@ugent.be