Basics Design Ideas (Paperback)

Introduction.- Creative force.- Creativity and finding ideas.- Experience.- Design approach and architectural language.- Creative principles.- Inspiration and stimulation.- Intuitive design with aids.- Implementing leitmotifs.- Guidelines from architecture.- Guidelines from other arts.- Deriving ideas from nature.- Geometry and mathematics.- Location - function - form .- Relating to location.- Topography and buildings.- Orientation.- Built environment.- Town planning requirements.- Dealing with the location.- Function.- Volume/area required.- Spatial programme.- Function scheme/organization of the building.- Working with the user.- Designing from function.- Finding form.- Construction.- Geometrical forms.- Free forms.- Proportion.- Elements and jointing principles.- Material quality.- The design idea.