Analogies as Creative Inspiration Sources in the Design Studio: The Teamwork

Analogical reasoning can be seen as an important aid in problem solving, and architectural design problem solving in particular. Analogical reasoning was found to be an important aid supporting architectural education. In this paper we explored the use of visual and verbal analogies in the early phases of the design process when student...

A method for Precedent Analysis of Spatial Artefacts

This paper will treat two issues regarding innovative/ creative morphological analysis of spatial artifacts in relation to their Form, Operation and Performance. One will be about precedents and their usage in the design process, analogically; and second will be an example of a comparative (architectural) precedent analysis of two buildings of...

A cognitive approach to research and education

What do we mean by research? How could we explain it in terms of a semantic network? Do we need to make research to learn? Is it necessary for our own education as a researcher? Does it make a substantial contribution to educating ourselves? Do researchers need teaching to improve their research. What kind of methods could we use for research...