Structure as (primary) generator of architectural design: a study of a master dissertation studio

The design studio plays a central role in educating architecture students to develop skills and be creative when dealing with the complexity of ill-defined problems. One way for cope these problems, find into process, is reduce by framing problem. This can, example, established focussing on component structure as broad field, ranging from engineering theory over structural materials, products systems construction details. It allows create variety frames step generate architectural proposals. generation, starting student’s knowledge, that leads design, subject this paper. For research, 36 master dissertation projects were analysed, developed under supervision author. In created personal link between realm their through framing. resulted final project reflections structure-based generators. paper shortly introduces applied approach help implement knowledge generation. Furthermore, it presents 14 identified types generators, illustrate potential provide frame reference skills.