Theory of Design

Architecture is_ _ _
Architecture is
Conceive Design
Realize - Build
Why build?
Assuming existing environment is not
satisfactory -
Create new environment
Thus architecture is a problem solving exercise
Conditions of architecture
The first condition- structural stability
The second condition- protection from weather
conditions
The third condition- moderation of internal climate
The fourth condition- economy in the use of scarce
materials
The fifth condition- durability and low cost of
maintenance
The sixth condition- privacy, security, freedom from
hazards- responsibility in design
All matters of common sense, intrinsic to good
architecture.
But is it all?


What is DESIGN?

Design, like art, is everywhere
FUNDAMENTALS OF DESIGN
All good Design produces effects of
Balance
Symmetry
Proportion
Scale
Rhythm
Movement
Emphasis
Contrast
Pattern
Unity
Harmony

Principles of design
(Architectural Composition)

The DESIGN THEORY of architecture: THEORY is a systematic
statement of principles, a formulation of apparent relationships or underlying
principles of certain observed phenomena. The theory of an Art explains the
principles on which the art is based. A principle is a fundamental
underlying truth; neither old nor new but timeless. The principles on
which the theory of architecture is based i.e. the factors of good architecture
were recognized by certain men who marshaled these factors together to
form a theory. Theory is the result of inference from experience- the
basis for future practice. In experimenting with mud, stone and brick men
have discovered certain effects to please the eye and satisfy the mind;
these discoveries enabled them to formulate or set forward systematically a
Theory of Architecture; this theory provides the link between knowledge and
the activity of design.
History & Theory: The History of architecture is the sequence of its facts
and developments, the chronicle of events; appreciation of the theory shows
us how beauty is realized in the form of building.
Like all visual arts, architecture obeys certain rules of configuration.
PRINCIPLES OF
COMPOSITION
Like all visual arts, Architecture obeys certain
rules of configuration. Indeed Architecture
may be called the art of orderly building.
The rules of composition apply both to plan &
elevations.
The Principles of
Composition & Design

are the rules of grammar

of the Visual Language

The Principles

organize the Visual Elements

into a

pleasing and comprehensible


WHOLE.



This organization is called

Composition
Our first

response

to a composition

is to perceive it as a


WHOLE.



This response is


SUBJECTIVE.


Composition

reflects

intention
The principles of design are applicable to all design
disciplines including architecture, fashion, art,
graphics, industrial poetry, writing, web and finally if I
may argue life. Remember the design is to plan to
fashion artistically or skillfully... i.e. to plan form and
structure of...
The principles of design are tools used to format the
elements of design. The Basic Design Principles are:
Balance, Emphasis / Focal Point, Illusion of Motion,
Texture, Value, Scale / Proportion, Rhythm, Unity, Line,
Shape / Volume, Illusion of Space and Colour. These
Principles are incorporated into visual language of good
communications.