I revisited past research on design thinking, and came up with the following statement:
Why would an Architect be the right person to create this solution?
The answer lies in “Design Thinking”, an interpretation of the design process. As a designer, one is charged with creating for use- they create buildings, products and spaces for use by other people. Our designs are judged successful if they create emotion, or are functional- they are judged not for themselves, but for their impact on a user. Designers possess the ability to examine problems at a variety of scales. Contextual analysis gives us insight into the future, as does our ability to see the "big picture". Designers possess the unique ability to visualise highly theoretical, conceptual problems and offer tangible solutions grounded in reality. The designer is one who, as second nature, considers people in their solutions at the outset, not for nobility, not for emotive or sentimental reasons, but because he has been trained to do so, and old habits die hard.
In the case of connect, the architect is the perfect designer, due to their simultaneous user and “big-picture” focus necessary to navigate the gap between a user with complex and specific needs, a system with vast possibilities for use, and the cutting edge technologies required.
In terms of architecture or urbanism, perhaps there is no real link, but I don't necessarily think there needs to be. This project, for me, is about exploring how my trained thinking can be applied to non-conventional problems, to understand whether my skills can be carried across. In this sense, I feel like so far, the project has been quite a success. I have been able to look at a problem in a unique way, and through discovery of the solution, discover more and more about the problem itself, and propose the best solution possible.
No comments:
Post a Comment