Diagramming the Big Idea: Methods for Architect, Balmer, Swisher..

Diagramming the Big IdeaMethods for Architectural Composition\nAuthor(s): Jeffrey Balmer, Michael Swisher\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138549906, 978-1138549906\nSynopsis\nBecoming an architect is a daunting task. Beyond the acquisition of new skills and procedures, beginning designers face an entirely unfamiliar mode of knowledge: design thinking. \n\nIn Diagramming the Big Idea, Jeffrey Balmer and Michael T. Swisher introduce the fundamentals of design thinking by illustrating how architects make and use diagrams to clarify their understanding of both specific architectural projects and universal principles of form and order. With accessible, step-by-step procedures that interweave diagrams, drawings and virtual models, the authors demonstrate how to compose clear and revealing diagrams. \n\nDesign thinking defines a method for engaging the world through observation and analysis. Beyond problem solving, de.