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Chapter 3
METHODS OF DESIGN
3.1
INTRODUCTION
Any design .s eomposed o1 ebnoepn, materials, «(he
mones, and slrakgl ,os our built: are composed of
brain, bane, blood, muscles, and organs, And when
complsied luncllons n; a whole ossembly, wuh a
urnhed purpose. As n. ihe body, ihe pin. lummn .n
rrll on lo rad: 0.1.... Pemlawlture, as a design sysiern,
ailempls kn .niegraie labmaled, namrnl, sp. al.
.ernporal, social, and oihieal pans lcnmpunems) lo
achieve a whole. To do so, .i mneenirnles rim or. the
eomoonenis lhemselves, but on .ho velumnsmps
brim" Mon, and on how ihey function lo nsnsl enen
when For example, we eon arrange anyset oi pansand
design a syslen. which may be sell-dosirneilve b.
which needs may supporl, am by uslng lne snme
puns .n a dilleieni way, we can equally well clulc an
hlrlnonlons sysiom whieh Haul-11hr: hie. ll L! .n lbe
aviangrmrm of pants that dzslgn has us hem; and
lnnei.on, and ii .s ihe adapnon at a purpose which
decides lhe dunemn oi ihe dtsign
Pomlwlmve design .s n syflam oi assomblmg
oonooplnal. malnnal. and siialodic aomnomm: m a
pohnrn marl hmcliona lo blrmfl M3 in all us norms, h
mu: m omvidn asnsmnabie and seem- plnoa in.
living mings on INS Ianh
runmoml des.gn sea: no. lo oehieve sped e ends, and
iho prime d..eelive in. function is
Every componeni dl a design should muniorl .n n..ny
wayi. Every mm! Imam would be supporlod by
many oompenanis.
A flexible and mnmptml d...“ ear. aeeeo. program
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ive boninbnbons (mm any dueenon, and be momma
in me light ol experience Dengn .s . mnlinunus pm-
eesa, guided .n ".5 oyoloilor. by .nlormnnbn and sinus
demed no... eorlier observanons ol ihar proeess. Au
des.gns «ha. eoniom or .nvolve hie lorms undergo a
long-lean pmoess o1 change,
To undemand des.gr., we mos. diflmmme .i hom
.ls (umpcnem pans, wnieh am lechn.qnes, s|ra|tgles,
numerals and ammblIL-s
. mcHNlou: ls'one—dlmensional .n manna
commons .s how we do somelhing. Almosl all
gardening and [amung bucks lnnlil lose) were books
on leehmone olone;des.gn was largely overlooked.
. STRATEGIES, on ihe oiher handy add ihe
d.mens.on ol inn. lo leehnione, ihus expan 3 me
(uncepmfl dimemion! Any plannng nlendar .s a
”snuegic" guide, snalogy .s the use ol leen ' ne |a
ashme a home goal. and .s inemlme mom direelly
vahle—orkmed.
. MATERIAB amlhose nl,(orinsnn:e,glass,mud,
and wood, ASSEMBLIES are ihe punlng mgeihe. oi
lxhnnlogles, bondingsmnd planls and annnala
There are many ways (0 develop a design on a
paroeolar she, some ol mull u|yin§ on observalion,
sum! or. l'ndlhnml skills usually learned m unworsr
lies l have (radii-ed some meihods as follws'
ANALYS Dengn by lisimg ihe characie ,
cnmpunmts (3.2)
OBSERVATION. Des.gn by :xpandlns on direel
eboervnrn... el a she my
DEDUCTION FROM NATURE Design by adapting
lheiesaona learn. [mm nanne (3.0,
omoNs AND naclslons: Design is o seleeoen oi
upuuns or pathways based on decisions 0.5)
DATA OVERLAY: Design by map overlays 13.6).
RANDOM ASSEMBLY: Des.“ by assesilnl ihe
.esnln oi nlldom assembllu «3.1»
now DIAGRAMS: Design lo. workplam lam.
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