Sunday, June 26, 2011

What is Architectural Design?

Architectural Design is...
  • is the art and science of designing and erecting buildings and other physical structures
  • Designing of buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments
  • the Concept that focuses on components or elements of a structure or system and unifies them into a coherent and functional whole, according to a particular approach in achieving the objective(s) under the given constraints or limitations.
  • Comprises of all design activity, from the macro-level (urban design, landscape architecture) to the micro-level (construction details and furniture)
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/architectural-design.html
dictionary.reference.com/browse/architecture