Architectural Concept and Representation

Text and figures: Melinda Bognár

Architectural design is not only defined by the intention of the architect but also by the medium used as means for this process. The tools available define, limit and govern how the designs evolve. There is no idea without a form, which may be a linguistic, visual or even algorhythmic form. The change for digital tools took place gradually in the process of architectural design and overwrote the relationship between the concept and architectural representation step by step. To examine this change we rely on the triple unity of concept, communication and creation, as well as on the matrix of production stages which the next study uses as a framework. The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive image of survey of how the appearance of the digital media overwrote the logic of architectural design.