The study of Architectural design and Creativity has for long been a touchy subject. The examined... more The study of Architectural design and Creativity has for long been a touchy subject. The examined literature has revealed a multitude of concepts related to this dimension, characterized by their linearity and over-simplification. This research draws an Analogy ...
This research is a comparative study of complexity, as a multidimensional concept, in the context... more This research is a comparative study of complexity, as a multidimensional concept, in the context of streetscape composition in Algeria and Japan. 80 streetscapes visual arrays have been collected and then presented to 20 participants, with different cultural backgrounds, in order to be categorized and classified according to their degrees of complexity. Three analysis methods have been used in this research: cluster analysis, ranking method and Hayashi Quantification method (Method III). The results showed that complexity, disorder, irregularity and disorganization are often conflicting concepts in the urban context. Algerian daytime streetscapes seem to be balanced, ordered and regular, and Japanese daytime streetscapes seem to be unbalanced, regular and vivid. Variety, richness and irregularity with some aspects of order and organization seem to characterize Algerian night streetscapes. Japanese night streetscapes seem to be more related to balance, regularity, order and organization with some aspects of confusion and ambiguity. Complexity characterized mainly Algerian avenues with green infrastructure. Therefore, for Japanese participants, Japanese traditional night streetscapes were complex. And for foreigners, Algerian and Japanese avenues nightscapes were the most complex visual arrays.
This paper is an overview of different approaches related to the study of design and Creativity i... more This paper is an overview of different approaches related to the study of design and Creativity in Architecture. Being wicked and ill-defined, design problems led to over simplified models that could not deal with their increasing complexity. Many design models have been elaborated in order to deal with this complexity and to offer more creative possibilities. This study defines Architectural design as a dynamic and situated cognitive process of exploration and coherent treatment of information in order to generate a response to a problem. Architectural creativity is considered as a multidimensional process of reorganizing information and putting together models, following some specific rules that may have implicit the type of geometric patterns that emerges, in order to built solutions to a situation or a problem. This study is a theoretical background for future researches on the development of creative architectural design processes.
The study of Architectural design and Creativity has for long been a touchy subject. The examined... more The study of Architectural design and Creativity has for long been a touchy subject. The examined literature has revealed a multitude of concepts related to this dimension, characterized by their linearity and over-simplification. This research draws an Analogy ...
This research is a comparative study of complexity, as a multidimensional concept, in the context... more This research is a comparative study of complexity, as a multidimensional concept, in the context of streetscape composition in Algeria and Japan. 80 streetscapes visual arrays have been collected and then presented to 20 participants, with different cultural backgrounds, in order to be categorized and classified according to their degrees of complexity. Three analysis methods have been used in this research: cluster analysis, ranking method and Hayashi Quantification method (Method III). The results showed that complexity, disorder, irregularity and disorganization are often conflicting concepts in the urban context. Algerian daytime streetscapes seem to be balanced, ordered and regular, and Japanese daytime streetscapes seem to be unbalanced, regular and vivid. Variety, richness and irregularity with some aspects of order and organization seem to characterize Algerian night streetscapes. Japanese night streetscapes seem to be more related to balance, regularity, order and organization with some aspects of confusion and ambiguity. Complexity characterized mainly Algerian avenues with green infrastructure. Therefore, for Japanese participants, Japanese traditional night streetscapes were complex. And for foreigners, Algerian and Japanese avenues nightscapes were the most complex visual arrays.
This paper is an overview of different approaches related to the study of design and Creativity i... more This paper is an overview of different approaches related to the study of design and Creativity in Architecture. Being wicked and ill-defined, design problems led to over simplified models that could not deal with their increasing complexity. Many design models have been elaborated in order to deal with this complexity and to offer more creative possibilities. This study defines Architectural design as a dynamic and situated cognitive process of exploration and coherent treatment of information in order to generate a response to a problem. Architectural creativity is considered as a multidimensional process of reorganizing information and putting together models, following some specific rules that may have implicit the type of geometric patterns that emerges, in order to built solutions to a situation or a problem. This study is a theoretical background for future researches on the development of creative architectural design processes.
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