Research Article

Abstraction as a Tool of Creative Thinking in Architectural Education: Basic Design Studio Outcomes

Volume: 16 Number: 4 December 16, 2023
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Abstraction as a Tool of Creative Thinking in Architectural Education: Basic Design Studio Outcomes

Abstract

The basic design courses, which are usually in the first year of architectural education, also provide an environment where the student can think freely and design independently of some of the limitations. For this reason, basic design studios usually have content built upon the way architecture students try different thinking patterns and see different perspectives through interfaces established with different disciplines. This study presents the results of a basic design course in which abstraction is constructed as a creative thinking tool. Based on the fact that the design process is actually a new knowledge production, it uses students' design journeys and creative products as data. The design problem that forms the framework of the article is the abstraction of an art object and its transformation into an architectural space. This process consists of three stages: conversion of a selected classical painting into a two-dimensional graphic design by abstracting it, turning two-dimensional graphic into a three-dimensional space with various design actions and its graphic expression. Focusing on the design experience of ten students, the study discusses a design experiment in which abstraction is structured as a creative thinking tool for the production of space.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Architectural Design

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 16, 2023

Submission Date

June 15, 2023

Acceptance Date

September 13, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 16 Number: 4

APA
Öktem Erkartal, P. (2023). Abstraction as a Tool of Creative Thinking in Architectural Education: Basic Design Studio Outcomes. Kent Akademisi, 16(4), 2275-2289. https://doi.org/10.35674/kent.1315039
AMA
1.Öktem Erkartal P. Abstraction as a Tool of Creative Thinking in Architectural Education: Basic Design Studio Outcomes. Urban Academy. 2023;16(4):2275-2289. doi:10.35674/kent.1315039
Chicago
Öktem Erkartal, Pınar. 2023. “Abstraction As a Tool of Creative Thinking in Architectural Education: Basic Design Studio Outcomes”. Kent Akademisi 16 (4): 2275-89. https://doi.org/10.35674/kent.1315039.
EndNote
Öktem Erkartal P (December 1, 2023) Abstraction as a Tool of Creative Thinking in Architectural Education: Basic Design Studio Outcomes. Kent Akademisi 16 4 2275–2289.
IEEE
[1]P. Öktem Erkartal, “Abstraction as a Tool of Creative Thinking in Architectural Education: Basic Design Studio Outcomes”, Urban Academy, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 2275–2289, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.35674/kent.1315039.
ISNAD
Öktem Erkartal, Pınar. “Abstraction As a Tool of Creative Thinking in Architectural Education: Basic Design Studio Outcomes”. Kent Akademisi 16/4 (December 1, 2023): 2275-2289. https://doi.org/10.35674/kent.1315039.
JAMA
1.Öktem Erkartal P. Abstraction as a Tool of Creative Thinking in Architectural Education: Basic Design Studio Outcomes. Urban Academy. 2023;16:2275–2289.
MLA
Öktem Erkartal, Pınar. “Abstraction As a Tool of Creative Thinking in Architectural Education: Basic Design Studio Outcomes”. Kent Akademisi, vol. 16, no. 4, Dec. 2023, pp. 2275-89, doi:10.35674/kent.1315039.
Vancouver
1.Pınar Öktem Erkartal. Abstraction as a Tool of Creative Thinking in Architectural Education: Basic Design Studio Outcomes. Urban Academy. 2023 Dec. 1;16(4):2275-89. doi:10.35674/kent.1315039

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