The dissertation investigates the role of autobiographical memories with emotional significance
in architectural design conjecturing. The dissertation is structured as a set of individual articles
(chapters), each can be read independently. To set the background to the empirical research, an
overview of models of the design process, intuition in design, memory, emotion and place are
presented. The empirical research consists of comparison of two case studies. Ethnographic
methods were used for data collection. Direct analysis, indirect analysis (content analysis of
protocols) and analysis of language for affect were used to scrutinize the data. Findings clearly
indicate the utilization of autobiographical memories with emotional significance in design
conjecturing. The study describes the types of autobiographical memories with emotional
significance and purpose of their use in design conjecturing. In general, the dissertation study
indicated that half of thought content used by architects during design conjecturing comes from
their autobiographical experience. At the same time, personal experiences of students are
neglected in architectural education. Overview of the current status of architectural education
leads to the argument that academia is due for a paradigm change. The dissertation provides
suggestion on the direction of changes in design education.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-3104 |
| Date | 15 May 2009 |
| Creators | Solovyova, Irina |
| Contributors | Downing, Frances L |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Format | electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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