Design Theory

This is aimed at helping students approach design theory and implement it into their practice.

What is design theory in garden design?

Theories and methodologies are used to help inform, critique, and evaluate designs. In garden design we are using theory whether we know it, or we don’t.

 

Landscape architecture has one aim, three objectives and five sets of techniques. Tom Turner's theory is of a 1-3-5 profession: * the aim is to create a good...

What is theory in in landscape architecture? - By Gardenvisit.com

Theories can be simple and complex. Here is an example of a nice clean theory for Landscape architecture

Abstraction

The Abstraction process is simplifying something to its most basic elements. By reducing something to it’s essential characteristics only it can allow us to look at it more clearly.

 

Narratives

This is probably the technique that I use most often in designing a space.

Article Link: Narrative as Design Process by Bob Borson

Learn design with Doug Patt at his live virtual webcam studio. http://howtoarchitect.com/designstudio

Architecture and abstraction by How to Architect

Other Resources

In this video I walk through the architectural theory and design thinking behind four different homes built on distinct boundaries. One house is perched on t...

Building on the edge - Video by 30 x 40 Design

 

Presentations