Sketchbook as an architectural design instrument of the cognitive creation process for the quality of place
Abstract
The paper explores possibilities for using sketchbook in architect’s education as an architectural
design instrument for the cognitive creation processes for the production of quality of place. We
strongly believe that for the architect’s education and future professional work, unconscious
mental cognitive processes could be best captured by freehand drawing and sketching, beside
conscious cognitive mental activities of perception, thinking, understanding, judgment and
reasoning. This paper presents possibilities and results of new designed and tested teaching
concepts and methods for the architectural design based on the course Sketchbook – Drawn
Thoughts which form the part of the curriculum at the Master level of studies at the University of
Belgrade Faculty of Architecture. As famous architects refer to sketches as the beginnings for the
development and formulation of conceptions of architectural design, freehand drawings represent
materialization of visual mental images ...and visions based both on rational thinking and on the
impressions influenced by other human senses such as hearing, relaxing and sensing. Five
mentors tested their respective different methods on students using sketchbook as an
architectural design instrument, each one revealing different, yet interesting outcomes that led to
conclusions of variety of outputs which might be useful for the cognitive creation processes
within the architect’s education processes. We will show these methods and their application on
student’s work and the results originated from such an approach. At the end of the paper, based
on our research, we will set conclusions and recommendations both for the architect’s education
processes and practice of creation of place as the profession’s ultimate goal.
Keywords:
Sketchbook / Architectural design / Instrument / Cognitive creation process / Quality of placeSource:
Conference Proceedings [Elektronski izvor] / 3rd international Academic Conference on Places and Technologies, [14-15.04.2016, Belgrade], 2016, 573-579Publisher:
- Belgrade : University of Belgrade - Faculty of Architecture
Funding / projects:
- Spatial, environmental, energy and social aspects of developing settlements and climate change - mutual impacts (RS-MESTD-Technological Development (TD or TR)-36035)
Institution/Community
Arhitektonski fakultetTY - CONF AU - Rajković, Igor AU - Radosavljević, Uroš AU - Zorić, Ana PY - 2016 UR - https://raf.arh.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/500 AB - The paper explores possibilities for using sketchbook in architect’s education as an architectural design instrument for the cognitive creation processes for the production of quality of place. We strongly believe that for the architect’s education and future professional work, unconscious mental cognitive processes could be best captured by freehand drawing and sketching, beside conscious cognitive mental activities of perception, thinking, understanding, judgment and reasoning. This paper presents possibilities and results of new designed and tested teaching concepts and methods for the architectural design based on the course Sketchbook – Drawn Thoughts which form the part of the curriculum at the Master level of studies at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Architecture. As famous architects refer to sketches as the beginnings for the development and formulation of conceptions of architectural design, freehand drawings represent materialization of visual mental images and visions based both on rational thinking and on the impressions influenced by other human senses such as hearing, relaxing and sensing. Five mentors tested their respective different methods on students using sketchbook as an architectural design instrument, each one revealing different, yet interesting outcomes that led to conclusions of variety of outputs which might be useful for the cognitive creation processes within the architect’s education processes. We will show these methods and their application on student’s work and the results originated from such an approach. At the end of the paper, based on our research, we will set conclusions and recommendations both for the architect’s education processes and practice of creation of place as the profession’s ultimate goal. PB - Belgrade : University of Belgrade - Faculty of Architecture C3 - Conference Proceedings [Elektronski izvor] / 3rd international Academic Conference on Places and Technologies, [14-15.04.2016, Belgrade] T1 - Sketchbook as an architectural design instrument of the cognitive creation process for the quality of place SP - 573 EP - 579 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_500 ER -
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Rajković, I., Radosavljević, U.,& Zorić, A.. (2016). Sketchbook as an architectural design instrument of the cognitive creation process for the quality of place. in Conference Proceedings [Elektronski izvor] / 3rd international Academic Conference on Places and Technologies, [14-15.04.2016, Belgrade] Belgrade : University of Belgrade - Faculty of Architecture., 573-579. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_500
Rajković I, Radosavljević U, Zorić A. Sketchbook as an architectural design instrument of the cognitive creation process for the quality of place. in Conference Proceedings [Elektronski izvor] / 3rd international Academic Conference on Places and Technologies, [14-15.04.2016, Belgrade]. 2016;:573-579. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_500 .
Rajković, Igor, Radosavljević, Uroš, Zorić, Ana, "Sketchbook as an architectural design instrument of the cognitive creation process for the quality of place" in Conference Proceedings [Elektronski izvor] / 3rd international Academic Conference on Places and Technologies, [14-15.04.2016, Belgrade] (2016):573-579, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_500 .