The language of design: Spatial cognition and spatial language in parametric design. (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lee, Ju Hyun; Ostwald, Michael J; Gu, Ning
• Other Names: Fok Wendy W guest-editor.; Lee Hyunsoo guest-editor.; Datta Sambit guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: International journal of architectural computing. Volume 14:Number 3(2016)
• Page Start: 277
• Page End: 288
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: Design cognition -- design communication -- spatial representation -- parametric design -- protocol analysis -- linkography; Architecture -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Architecture -- Informatique -- Périodiques; Virtual reality in architecture -- Periodicals; Computer-aided design -- Periodicals; Architecture -- Data processing; Periodicals; 720.2840285536
• DOI: 10.1177/1478077116663350
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1478-0771

Abstract

This article develops a new research framework and method combining cognitive and linguistic approaches to investigate parametric design. At the core of this new approach is a dual-coding system for protocol analysis, which can formally capture both cognitive and linguistic characteristics of the design process. In this article, the method is applied to the analysis of the results of a design experimental undertaken by a set of Australian and Swedish architects working individually in a parametric environment. The results of the experiment demonstrate the effectiveness of the dual-coding system and, with the support of linkography, facilitate the in-depth exploration of design cognition and its relationship to spatial language. This method directly contributes to a new insight into the role of language in design.