Open AccessInsight into a Personalized Procedure of Design in Concept Generation by the Students in Architecture Thesis Projects
Author(s) -
Rahman Tafahomi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of design studio (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2687-2838
DOI - 10.46474/jds.910234
Subject(s) - likert scale , frame (networking) , computer science , process (computing) , architecture , research design , test (biology) , mathematics education , design process , psychology , engineering , sociology , work in process , visual arts , telecommunications , developmental psychology , art , social science , paleontology , operations management , biology , operating system
This paper analyses the predominant trend between the students to follow, frame, and develop a concept in the architectural thesis design. The research targets to question how the students derive their inspiration from diverse sources and influencers into the architectural design concept. The research methodology was based on semi-structured questionnaires with Likert scale questions to analyse and interpret data through the Chi-Square test in SPSS software. The findings revealed that first, the students preferred to employ more symbolic and poetic elements for the design than real projects, second, to create their concepts under influences of supervisors and juries than research, third, to follow personal procedure than the structured process of the course. In conclusion, the results revealed that the students adopted a personal procedure under the influences of the supervisors to design a concept that is closely aligned with a subjective approach, rather than a structured research process.