design theory
Aspiration as a Design Element in Urban Planning Published in New ARCH Vol 3, No.3 2016 Abstract Among the many challenges that Urban Planning faces in developing countries none is more readily solved and yet more often ignored than the perception and...
design theory
Our curious ability to un-see and the importance of visualizing ideas. First impression Or call it instant memory or call it a quirk of human nature, but when we first see something, even if we recognize it as irrelevant or a mistake, we cannot forget it, or...
design theory
Architecture is branding Perceived Value It strikes me as funny, that after having been a professional designer for my entire adult life, the realization that design is a perceived value has only recently come around full circle. Its taken me this long to...
design theory
New York City Needs an Iconic Taxi We need a better Taxi There is an old adage that says “criticizing is easy, offering a solution is hard”. Oddly enough in the case of New York City’s Taxi of the future, the Nissan NV200, that saying works better...
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3D as a second language The advantage of knowing 3D in the creative thought process Knowing different ways to say the same thing There is a theory that knowing a second language strengthens your primary language. It states that a second language speaker gains...
design theory
Does digital visualization help the creative design process? Does 3D visualization help the design? I want to be clear that this is not a conversation about the latest and greatest visualization technology. This is a conversation about if visualization actually...
