Framework for Comparing and Controlling Number-Based Design Reasoning Systems

摘要

The thesis presents an attempt to search for a systematic way of interpretingdesign reasoning in a cross-cultural context. The present approach towards the problem of discourse-based communication is based on a comparative case study of two culturally distinct architectural documents, an ancient Chinese house manual and a modern western architecture treatise, by examining how they are applied to similar design problems. A System of Identifying Patterns of Design Argumentation (SIPDA) is developed and discussed with respect to architectural discourse analysis and its computerization. In addition to cross-cultural communication, SIPDA may be used to support decision making processes in design practice, through the education of architectural students, by providing a framework for controlling design reasoning.