Demystifying the Two Different Design Approaches of Architect Paul Stallan, Descriptive and Comparative Analysis of His Conventional and Iconic Design Approaches

Abstract

The design process is a mysterious problem solving activity which is full of hidden cognitive processes. Investigating the design behaviour of expert architects may demystify the hidden aspects in the design cognition. Accordingly, the paper emphasizes that more thinking aloud sessions with expert architects can give the opportunity to investigate the design behaviour towards the design briefs and constraints. Therefore, the protocol analysis is used as the research method to investigate the two architectural design approaches of the pioneering Scottish Architect Paul Stallan. The analysis of the two design processes presents significant differences in the design methodology of the two different design approaches.

Keywords:

• design methodology
• design behaviour
• Paul Stallan
• protocol analysis
• problem structuring
• design methodology/methods
• design practice
• design process
• decision making
• design research
• practice based research

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Erçim Uluğ

Erçim Uluğ is an architect and an academician who is based in Cyprus. After completing his bachelor degree in Eastern Mediterranean University, he completed his MArch degree in the Mackistosh School of Architecture and his PhD degree in Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow University. He is a lecturer in architecture in the European University of Lefke. In addition to the academy, he runs his own practice in Cyprus by contributing selected local designs and architectural competitions. He believes the strong intersection between architectural practice and architectural theory. Therefore, his research interests are architectural design process, architectural products and their influences on architecture and society.