Analogical Thinking in Architecture

Connecting Design and Theory in the Built Environment

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

AvJean-Pierre Chupin,Canada) Chupin, Dr Jean-Pierre (University of Montreal

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This book provides an in-depth exploration of the rich and persistent use of analogical thinking in the built environment. Since the turn of the 21st century, “design thinking” has permeated many fields outside of the design disciplines. It is expected to succeed whenever disciplinary boundaries need to be transcended in order to think “outside the box.” This book argues that these qualities have long been supported by “analogical thinking”—an agile way of reasoning in which think the unknown through the familiar.The book is organized into four case studies: the first reviews analogical models that have been at the heart of design thinking representations from the 1960s to the present day; the second investigates the staying power of biological analogies; the third explores the paradoxical imaginary of "analogous cities" as a means of integrating contemporary architecture with heritage contexts; while the fourth unpacks the critical and theoretical potential of linguistic metaphors and visual comparisons in architectural discourse.Comparing views on the role of analogies and metaphors by prominent voices in architecture and related disciplines from the 17th century to the present, the book shows how the “analogical world of the project” is revealed as a wide-open field of creative and cognitive interactions. These visual and textual operations are explained through 36 analogical plates which can be read as an inter-text demonstrating how analogy has the power to reconcile design and theories.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-08-24
Mått158 x 238 x 20 mm
Vikt660 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350343627

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List of Analogical PlatesList of FiguresAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Analogy Beyond ResemblanceA Spectrum of DefinitionsA Canonical ExampleA Paucity of Theories for a Plethora of FactsDesign Process, Repertories, Cities and Theories1 Reflecting on Design ThinkingThe Design Process as an Object of ResearchCybernetic and Methodological AnaloguesAnalogy as Creative TechniqueToward a Cognitive Approach to DesignThe Rise of Design Thinking2 The Cyclical Case of Biological AnalogiesThe Intertwined Fates of Architecture and BiologyPeter Collins and the Biological AnalogyPhilip Steadman and the Evolutionary Design of Artefacts George Hersey and the Biological Roots of ArchitectureAnalogical Reasoning and the Burden of ProofLife Cycles of Biological Analogies3 In the Labyrinth of Analogous CitiesThe Città Analoga as a Visual EnigmaThe Critical Misfortune of a Hypothesis Climbing the Analogical MountainBack to Square One with Aldo Rossi4 From Linguistic Metaphors to Critical Analogies Classical Regimes of ResemblancePost-modern Metaphors of the ColumnCritiques of Linguistic AnalogyColin Rowe’s Method of Analogical PairingConclusion: Connecting Design and Theory in the Built Environment The Analogical World of the ProjectAnalogy as Inclusive DeviceSnakes and LaddersDigital Analogues and Artificial ImaginationCognitive Leaps are the Order of ThingsBibliographyIndex

Analogical Thinking in Architecture is careful and timely study of analogy as a powerful tool for connecting design and theory in the built environment. Covering large grounds of theory and practice, Jean-Pierre Chupin makes a compelling argument about the potential of analogical thinking to renew the epistemological horizons of architectural theory and to contribute to a better understanding of contemporary design practice. Eloquently written and filled with insightful examples, it is a must-read for every architecture student, design educator and practitioner.