Author: D'souza, Newton

Source: J. of Design Research, Volume 10, Number 3, July 2012 , pp. 206-222(17)

Publisher: Inderscience Publishers

Abstract:

This paper describes the significance, conception, and application of skill convergences in architectural design. Using an architectural studio, skill convergences are measured, through students' conception of skills as well as students' application of skills to specific design problems. The metaphor of an ensemble is used as a framework to describe designing as a process of skill convergence, in which multiple skills are involved and applied without a pre-determined hierarchy.

Keywords: SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Design and Product Development

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/JDR.2012.047937

Affiliations: 1: Department of Architectural Studies, College of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Missouri, 133 Stanley Hall, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA

Publication date: 2012-07-01

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