Shelter or Form the Process of Design in QUestion

摘要

Building is the end product of a design decision making process that starts at the board ofan architect. Therefore, in order to make this process responsive to ecological context, which is the theme of this paper, the process must become scientific. The process presented in this paper developes a logical approahc based on quantitiative assessment leading to qualitative design decisions. A design tool, enabling decision making both at the conceptual and final stages of design, is developed and presented as a decision making matrix. This approach is by no means inhibiting to architectural creativity and experession.