Introduction toArchitectural Design:
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Basic of Architectural DesignⅠDept. of Architecture, PNU
What is Architecture?
A good definition was provided by the Roman architect VITRUVIUS in the 1st century AD in the first of his famous collection “Ten Books on Architecture”.
What is Architecture?
Vitruvius said that architecture was a building that incorporated:
Utilitas ... Firmitas … Venustas
Commodity ... Firmness ... Delight
Utility ... Structure ... Attractive
Use ... Construction … Appearance
Function ... Technology ... Aesthetic
The Difference Between Architecture and Building
Any Building ≠ Architecture
Architecture = Design BEFORE Building
Architecture is DESIGNEDBuildings, Spaces and Environments.
According to Human Needs Using Technology and Science,
With Aesthetic Qualities.
What is Design?• DESIGN is a both
– a verb (to design) & – a noun (a design).
• DESIGN is both– a process &– a product
• The process of designing and product that is designed.
• DESIGN is an activity aiming at the production of a plan of action which if executed is expected to lead to a situation with certain desired characteristics and without unforeseen and undesired side and after effects.
The Context of Architecture
EarthClimate Ecology
Resources
CitiesNeighborhoods
BuildingsInterior Spaces
IndividualGroups
PsychologicalSocial
Cultural
IndividualHuman
EnvironmentBuilt
Environment
Natural Environment
The Project Cycle
Impact of Design on Cost Implications
What you see is not always what you think!
What you see is not always what you think!
What you see is not always what you think!
Architectural Styles Evolutionary TreeThis is a brief coverage of the development of architectural styles throughout history using a timeline to provide a better visual overview.
Architectural Styles Evolutionary Tree
Antiquity Architecture
Giza Pyramids Petra
Stone Henge Abu Simbel Temple
Islamic Architecture
Mecca Dome of the Rock Wikalat Al Ghuri
Muhamad Ali Mosque Al Hambra Sultan Hassan
Architecture of the Late 20th Century
Frank Gehry Shtutgart Museum
Mario Botta Peter Eisenman Renzo Piano
Zaha Hadi Tado Ando Jean Nouvel
Architecture of the early 21st Century
Cybertecture
Sustainable Architecture
Nano Materials
Parametric Design
The Architect !
Gary Cooper as Howard Roark in The Fountainhead.
The Architect !
The Star-Architects !
Sir. Norman Foster Renzo Piano Richard Rogers Jean Nouvel
High-Tech Architecture
Robert Venturi Philip Jonson Michael Graves Cesar Pelli
Post-Modern ArchitectureLe Corbusier F. L.. Wright Walter Gropius Mies Van Der Rohe
Modern Architecture
D. Libeskind Frank Gehry Peter Eisenman Zaha Hadid
Deconstruction
Tadao Ando Luis Barrag‡n Álvaro Siza John Pawson
Minimalism ArchitectureJorn Utzon Alvar Aalto Mario Botta K. Frampton
Critical Regionalism
Who is the Architect?
The word architect is derived from the Greek word architekton meaning master builder. One who designs buildings and supervises their construction.
Architects are licensed professionals trained in the art and science of building design. They transform needs into concepts and then develop the concepts into images and plans of buildings that can be constructed by others.
The Architecture Profession
• Architecture, as a profession is the practice of providing a service, which includes many different disciplines while the overall aim of an architect is to design buildings.
• Architecture can refer to the actual product, the architecture of a building or it can refer to the method or style used to design the building.
Owner
ConsultantConsultant ConsultantTrade
Contractor
Trade
Contractor
Trade
Contractor
Architect Contractor
Architecture in Practice
SociologyPsychology
Anthropology
MaterialsStructureElectrical
MechanicalCivil
PaintingSculptureAesthetics
ArchitectureEducation
Arts Science & Engineering
Humanities
The Education of the Architect
The Education of the Architect
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