Exploring the architectural design process assisted in conventional design studio: a systematic literature review

Upeksha Hettithanthri1, Preben Hansen1, Harsha Munasinghe2
1Department of Computer and Systems Sciences/DSV, Stockholm University, Postbox 7003, 164 07, Kista, Sweden
2School of Architectural Studies, George Brown College, Toronto, Canada

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AbstractThe architectural design process is a unique process that has its inherent phases with specific activities within. Exploring and identifying the real design process which occurs within the conventional design studio is the key focus of this study. This study was carried out by adopting systematic literature review methodology. The most relevant articles for the review were identified by applying an inclusion and exclusion criteria based on a rubric developed to find answers to the research questions developed. For the literature review, 50 articles were selected by eliminating the non-related and non-suitable articles based on the rubric developed. The data was analysed by the content analysis based on the Grounded Theory. Grounded Theory was applied to generate a theory based on the data or findings. The results have given data to draw a Design Process model which is specific for architectural design studio practice. It is evident that the lack of integrating the intended user in the design process has impacted the solutions. Furthermore, many scholars have discussed the architectural design process, but there is a significant gap in discussing the involvement of users and context during the design process.

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