Architettura » Methodology for the Development of Creative Thought in Architectural Design and Urban Planning, Donatella Mazzoleni

Programma

Architecture is an art which responds to basic needs: providing physical protection for human activity, making sense of being human in the world. In this sense, architecture “creates” the space for our lives on this earth. The creative process in architecture, however, is not a personal journey. It is achieved only through collective effort, and only when, after many different people have worked together for a long time to actually construct something, there is a sudden realization, a kind of collective recognition, that new meaning has been given to the idea of living in a particular place and that a new kind of beauty has been perceived. This type of collective process, however, only gets under way when it is fired by the creative ability of the designer. The designer, therefore, needs to be able to create the right working conditions which are conducive to technical as well as creative output. Creativity cannot be taught because it is not an act of will. During this course, however, participants will learn some techniques and exercises to help achieve the personal and environmental conditions most likely to promote creative events in architecture. These lessons form the compulsory part of the “Workshops in architectural composition” course in the first year (2010-11), and the “Workshops in architectural design” in the fourth year (2008-09).