Marshall, S;
(2016)
Creative Challenge and Cognitive Constraint: Students' Use of A Pattern Language for Complex Design.
In: Portugali, J and Stolk, E, (eds.)
Complexity, Cognition, Urban Planning and Design: Post-Proceedings of the 2nd Delft International Conference.
(pp. pp. 251-269).
Springer: Cham, Switzerland.
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Abstract
In A City is Not a Tree, Christopher Alexander identified the creative challenge of how to generate the intricate complexity of traditional urbanism . In doing so, he also hypothesized a cognitive constraint: that it is too difficult for planners to conceive the kind of complexity found in traditional urban structures in a single mental act. To explore the relationship between complex design , creative challenge and cognitive constraint, this chapter reports on student design exercises using Alexander’s Pattern Language as a generator of urban form . The study provides insights into the creative challenge faced by students using patterns in their designs, and helps shed light on the cognitive aspect of design using patterns; and hence draws conclusions about the implications of using patterns for creating complex designs.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Creative Challenge and Cognitive Constraint: Students' Use of A Pattern Language for Complex Design |
| Event: | 2nd Delft International Conference on Complexity, Cognition Urban Planning and Design |
| Location: | Delft Univ Technol, Dept Urbanism, Delft, NETHERLANDS |
| Dates: | 10 October 2013 - 12 October 2013 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-3-319-32651-1 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-32653-5_14 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32653-5_14 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Central Business District, Complex Design, Urban Form, Urban Design, Pattern Language |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Planning |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10062750 |
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