Design sketches and sketch design tools

  • Authors:
  • Ellen Yi-Luen Do

  • Affiliations:
  • Computational Design Laboratory, School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University, Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall 403, 5000 Forbes Ave, 201 CFA, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA

  • Venue:
  • Knowledge-Based Systems
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

In early stages of design architects often use sketching and diagramming to perform formal and functional reasoning. Design sketches are an external representation aid for visualization and evaluation of the spatial arrangements of artifacts. Symbols and configurations are used in design sketches to define context and object arrangements. This paper argues the need to study design drawing, reports the findings from empirical studies of design drawings, and describes the software systems implemented to support intention inference and automated activation of knowledge-based design tools to support design.