Understanding the Verbal Concepts Appropriated by the Students in the Architectural Design Studio

In this study, we use the term verbal concept to describe “verbal units of information that designers stress as important” during the design process (Schön and Rein, 1994). According to Schön, designers impose a network of ‘names’ on to the design task and the design situation which helps them to frame the design task and solution (Dorst, 1997). Examples of these names (or verbal concepts) were observed by Schön and Rein (1994) for a particular design process as: ‘spatial identity, social interaction, informal networks, and dislocation’. In literature, it is possible to find a plethora of references to verbal concepts used in design and their possible attributes. However, there is not enough empirical research on how different types of these concepts play a role in various phases of design and design studio learning. Motivated by these observations, in this paper, we aim to develop a better understanding of this topic and specifically address the following questions. • How can we collect and map verbal concepts appropriated by the students during the architectural design studio? • What can learn from these verbal concept maps? • How do they relate to the learning processes of the students? • What are the implications of these to the future architectural design studios?

ISBN:9789491207105

Jaar van publicatie:2016

BOF-keylabel:ja

IOF-keylabel:ja

Authors from:Higher Education