Design Thinking is a good method for learning and practicing different kinds of design including architectural design.

Systems Oriented Design, Full-Scale Real Life Prototyping, Co-Design, Circular Economy

What do you want to accomplish? There is no useful way of answering the question without knowing your goals.

Also, you might be interested in Systemic Approach to Architectural Performance: https://www.researchgate.net/project/Systemic-Approach-to-Architectural-Performance

Dear Hansel:

My goal is to identify types of theories or related mechanisms that is useful for students in design studio.

There is no single answer to a question as general as this. It is advisable to disregard singular answers to questions concerning a pluralistic and fast changing field as architecture. My question is still what do you want to specifically accomplish in the studio? What are the questions asked?

Hi Michael,

I think Akram is rather interested in discussing a variety and richness of different approaches rather then in a single task of problem solving.

Please, correct me if I am wrong, Akram.

Dear Marie;

Would you refer to any theoretical approach that you experienced before in architectural design studio? And How? Please

Really I am thinking of derivation of architectural form depending on theoretical approach.

Dear Akram,

In my experience it would be always synergy of both, the systemic approach in relation to performance as well as aesthetic preferences.

I'm fully agree with Dr. Marie in her interpretation.

It is puzzling that one should believe that there is a single answer to questions concerning cinematic architecture, narrative architecture, forensic architecture, performance-oriented architecture, artistic production oriented architecture, architecture engineering, and so on, when even each thematic take in itself frequently comprises of many and often contradictory approaches. As architecture is maturing the range of different approaches increases and more areas of specialization occur. One example of this kind is the notion of performance in architecture in which clearly rather opposing approaches exist. For this reason I like to reiterate my question regarding the thematic context of the question of theoretical concepts for studios. Without a more detailed discussion responses will tend to be formed by interpretation based on no discernible criteria and biased by personal preferences. In a scientific forum we should be able to do better.

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