The role of conceptual diagrams in the architectural design process: Case studies of the First Unitarian Church by Louis Kahn, the Staatsgalerie by Stirling and Wilford Associates, and the Jewish Museum by Daniel Libeskind

Abstract

This thesis investigates the conceptual phases of design during when designers formulate new ideas, develop them, and often change them, and the role of conceptual diagrams in the evolution of these ideas. The thesis poses three questions. First, what is the nature of the initial phases of design? Second, what are the roles of conceptual diagrams in the initial phases? Third, how to study the initial phases of design?

Keywords Conceptual Diagrams, Architectural Design , Unitarian Church, Louis Kahn, Jewish Museum