ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS

What is a concept? Why is it important to have a concept in your design? How to communicate your concept?

What is Architectural Concept? According to the dictionary, a concept is Something conceived in the mind). An abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances. In the design fields, concepts are also defined as ideas that have both abstract and physical qualities (Hyde, 1989). A synonym to the word concept is the word idea.

Being one of the most creative parts of the design process, conceptual design is also one of the most difficult to navigate. Questions like: “How can we go about developing concepts?” “How do we elaborate and convey them?” still confuse students, and practitioners.