The exploration of a design methodology

Abstract

Development as a creative designer is a life-long pursuit which must be based upon critical, personal evaluation of the relation between one’s design process and results.My thesis is essentially an evaluation of my design process through the use of a design methodology. The use of a design methodology will allow me a common ground for evaluation of design projects. The thesis is that by the critical evaluation of my design process I can improve what I produce as an architectural designer.The explorations that I used to look at my design process are a series of architectural design projects based on the design method set forth by Christopher Alexander in his books A Timeless Way Of Building and A Pattern Language. The first project of the series was a residence for my wife and me on Geist Reservoir near Indianapolis, Indiana. The second project of the series was a volunteer fire station for the town of Gaston, Indiana. The third project of the series was a speculative bar and grill located in Louisville, Kentucky.