Thinking with Diagrams in Architectural Design

  • Authors:
  • Ellen Yi-Luen Do;Mark D. Gross

  • Affiliations:
  • Design Machine Group College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Washington, Seattle;Design Machine Group College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Washington, Seattle

  • Venue:
  • Artificial Intelligence Review
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

The paper discusses the use of freehand diagrams inarchitectural design. It examines the roles ofdiagrams in various contexts: pedagogical books,design studies, designers' introspective accounts andempirical studies of drawing in design. It offersseveral examples of thinking with diagrams in designand concludes with a discussion of the requirementsfor computational support for the diagrams in designthinking.