30X40 Design Workshop , I'm in 11th grade (form five) and very interested in architecture. I'm starting college next year and i want to drop my chemistry class and start arts , is this advisable? My name's Ivan and i live in Malaysia, please get back to me. Thank you
In five years of architectural studies, none of my teachers explained an architectural concept as meticulously as you did in your remarkable video down to the nitty-gritty. Appreciations!!!
@@KJ-pu8dw Absolutely. I learned from the projects we did almost nothing but some cliches which I don't even understand why we need to emphasize, 1 year of my education life is now gone entirely. Everything I learned relied on my own struggles to find out what the hell was going on and how the hell could I improve my project.
So many architects are terrible at talking to non-architects about their projects and their processes. The clarity and plain language you use to explain complicated things is refreshing and powerful. Thanks so much for sharing.
I think architect engage in 'junk-talk' because they have not theory of architecture that deals with its true content: people and their buildings. A person who knows their craft can easily explain it to anyone. A person who doesn't engages in 'junk-talk' to impress themselves and some peers.
I'm not an architect. Not even a student in architecture. I'm a disabled veteran and I only began studying architecture to become a better builder in certain building games (As that's what occupies most of my time nowadays). I've watched hours and hours of videos on this subject and I have to say that after finding your video I look at architecture as a whole in a completely different light. I had absolutely no idea going in that it was as deep as it is or how absolutely profound it can be. I most certainly have a newly formed respect for it in general and I don't see myself shying away from learning about it anytime soon. Thank you for this video even if I can't or won't ever use this in a professional setting it's been a revealing experience.
That’s it my friend. Architecture isnt quantum physics or metaphysics. It requires technical knowledge, design skills, artistic sensibility, creativity and a curious mind. These are all skills that any person of average intelligence can learn and apply. Good luck to you and never stop reading and learning; delve into a bit of anthropology, psychology, sociology, philosophy and history and I give you my word you’ll be designing better buildings than many people who go to architecture school and build according to learned protocols.
I’m an interior architect and have not been practicing officially for a few years but I have several projects that have popped up and the serendipity of your video in my home page suggestions was super. A really clear, succinct summary of designing has refreshed my memory on my process really, really efficiently. I am ever so grateful.
You can start now. Why wait? You can start by looking at books and pictures of Architects philosophy and why they do what they do. Do urban sketching, draw buildings of wherever you are will help you a lot. Take lots of art classes will be a plus too.
Cool that u already know your proffesion. I'm 14 and I seriously don't know what my proffesion is I have a lot of things I love and couldn't choose between them! I love drawing and I also love singing (I'm better with singing and would love to sing on a big stage one day) I seriously don't know what tooo do later..I like the idea of being a doctor too.
There's this really cool software called Archicad, in which you can build houses. Honestly, after seeing alot of young kids spending hours making beautiful architectural spaces on minecraft, if they had done it on Archicad or Revit, they'll dominate the architectural field when they grow up.
Whenever my mind is foggy and I’m overwhelmed in the midst of a project I find myself referring back to your content. Your not just a talented architect, but an amazing teacher. Each of your videos are so clear and concise and not long after visiting your channel, my foggy mind soon clears. Thankyou.
If you are a client about to build a house, and need something specific rather than an off-the-shelf design, this series is a must. Understand the constraints of budget, materials, etc so you can be an informed partner in your house rather than a passive (and ultimately frustrated) bystander.
I absolutely love the way you explain everything, you make more sense than my lecturers do at uni. We get thrown into the deep end and are expected to develop our own concepts, carry them out and present them when they never explained it to us in depth. You are saving my grades lmao.
I am not a trained Architect but an IT professional I have abandon my IT training for architectural career. I do lots of residential designs in my country and found this video very informative I am adding it to my watch list thank you.
SInce my first year as a student in architecture, I have wished for someone to explain these basics to me. And because this was missing, I stumbled through my course without completely understanding how to put my best foot forward. After working in the industry, it all became clear and now I know how concept development is an essential base for every creative pursuit. I wish I had found you earlier! Thank you so much.
One of the best videos I have watched on concept development. I wish I had seen your videos during my course of study in architecture. Loved the way how it transitioned from one stage of development to the next. Even though I graduated in architecture without understanding why a concept was necessary, this video helped me realize the necessity of a concept and the idea of summarizing all the ideas into a sheet for client discussion is brilliant. Thank you for helping people like me to understand more about this amazing field. This video cleared so many doubts I had in mind, which I thought might be made fun of if I had asked a senior since I am expected to know these basic details because I am a graduate.If possible, could you please do a video on how to analyze a building at a visual scale and transfer it to a drawing to scale.
You're quite welcome +Lakshmi Pillai, thanks for sharing your thoughts. Our educational experiences are all different and as individuals we learn in unique ways. If we both listened to the same lecture we would naturally take away different things; informed by our life experience. It's no surprise then that our relatively short time in school doesn't teach us everything we need to know about design, or architecture, or anything in too much detail. If we're lucky it equips us with new ways to see the world and the confidence to question things we don't understand. Kudos to you for recognizing that learning doesn't end at university. I'll certainly add your video request to the production queue. Cheers...!
@@30by40 The problem in architecture school is lack of a clear theory of design and a greater theory of architecture. I don't mean an 'art' theory, but as I've commented above, a theory about buildings as they are used by people. My engineering friends were taught engineering design as a system of connections, in architecture we were not taught anything except how to draw, in effect. Like teaching swimming by throwing a non-swimmer in the pool, or nuclear physics by dropping atom bombs. HIghly ineffective and practically irrelevant.
Your video really helps young architecture students that do not have a clear vision of the process to follow when talking about developing a concept. Thank you for your videos and the simplicity behind them. I know there is a lot of work behind the scenes, but i bet it pays off!
I'm an architecture student and I'm so glad that I found your channel. Its the best architectural channels on RUclips ever and you helped me a lot. Great content as always
It is kind of ironic that I just found your comment. I'm a 16 year old student and I'm currently struggling to decide whether I'll study physics (specifically to do experimental physics later on) or architecture (rather thinking about doing it "the social way" and trying to work in developing countries with sustainable technologies). Now I don't really know of any professional I could ask for advice concerning this decision. If you'd mind telling me your opinion on this issue I'd really really appreciate it a lot!
Great content, I always enjoy hearing how other people work and their thinking process. As an architecture student this really is one of the most helpful channels out there. Keep up the great work!
Hi I am a design educator. And we often struggle to explain in a simple way that how diversity & the width of ideas contribute to forming a concept. This helps a Lot!!!
Thank you. This video has reminded me how critical the process is and, most importantly, how to develop the design concept in a manner that clients, uneducated in Architecture, can better comprehend and invest in!
i think that this is the video that was required from a long time to understand the idea of concept in architectural design. I thank you for finally making something that we all architecture student can look up to when in dilemmas. :)
Thank you for this insight into Architecture. Although i do not want to pursue Architecture as a career, I find it really interesting and this short course allowed me to take a peek into what processes an architect may go through to produce the beautiful buildings i often ponder about.
Super helpful ! I am 18 and just about to head into architecture school and your videos are giving me good insight in what to expect and gives me a better understanding of what architects do.
This is such great information! I’m a draftsman, and work with architects trying to overcome design problems on older houses. None of these older homes offer the amenities of newer homes, and it is our challenge to bring these homes up to date. I truly appreciate the time you take to explain everything in such detail. This information is very useful to me.
I am a 3rd year transfer student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and this video is very inspiring and engaging. Helped me get passed a design block at 12:30 am. 50,000 SQ ft wellness center is a new task that
i wish i had watched this video before submitting my portfolios just a month ago! this is exactly what we were taught in uni and this video explains it sooooo clear - perhaps better than my tutors as they instilled concepts alongside your work progress so when you're stuck your tutor would stop inspiring you, whereas this uses an well established project to illustrate which could have given me more directions on how to carry on. thank you.
Thanks for sharing, I really appreciated it. Je Suis une architecte française et vos petits croquis m'ont rappelée à quel point ils avaient leur importance dans le projet aussi simples qu'ils paraissent Merci.
i have been given a studio assignment to design a primary school for the staff of the university am in... this video has made me excited and enlightened. thank you
I rarely write comments but this time I just couldn't resist! The same as you I always connect the art of film making with architecture (and I am a student of architectural design).When I heard you comparing them I was truly amazed. In a sense- is it me talking right now or what?! Props for that comment!
THE BEST videos. THE BEST. I'm not an architect but one could surely take the things you discuss and apply to everyday life. Thanks for providing quality thoughtful content and more personally challenging me to think freely and purposefully.
kind words...many thanks +Jarrett Curley ...I have a similar practice of observing the work habits of other disciplines to see what I can apply to my own. glad you found something of value here... cheers...
This is brilliant, and a delight to watch - thank you! I've been informing myself about IT architecture in the past few weeks, and for some reason the algorithm gods thought this video was related. SW design involves thinking about things like: - the architectural precedents for systems of this type - regulatory and budget constraints - how users will need to navigate in the system, what public and private spaces need setting up - what the application landscape looks like that the system will be integrated into - what platform it will run on - how it will interact with other systems - the technology stack that will be used to build it... Turns out - the algorithm wasn't wrong. Many of the principles you presented are very much applicable to the design of software.
Watching as a prospective client, this helped me massively in my approach to designing and building and indeed the amount of information I still have to gather for my side of the presentation. Thank you so much. ❤️❤️
THANK YOU for making this so simple and understanding! after 5 years of university never heard any of the professors explain the process like you just did. hoping to watch more videos from you.
I have to say, that I LOVED this video. As a student, I am trying to approach design for others for the first time and while our lectures have given us a lot of historical perspective, the emotion involved in home design is harder to capture. I think you have explained that in a tangible way, if that is possible. So much so, I'm sending the lecturer a link because I think he may want to recommend this to the class. To the 9 year old who commented below, hang onto that dream. I was 13 when I realised I wanted to design buildings. I am 51 this year and I have just started my Building Design course.
Pleased you found it helpful +Cath Wilki... The more these videos are shared the easier it is for me to keep making them. Best of luck to you in your studies...
As an architect with 50 years of experience designing a wide range of building types this is the best presentation of concept and how it informs design that I have ever come across. I would live to see how he deals with a tight urban space which both more problems (constraints) , and more opportunities for the concept to draw from its context.
Loved this video - I’m a software engineer with a budding interest in architecture. I love how this video goes through a great intro into all the ways that architecture is both an engineering science and an art form in a detailed, easily digestible fashion. It’s so fascinating that the client relationship is very similar to that of frontend web development/UI/UX design
Also not an architect but dreaming like forever to build my own house as my father and grandfather did; for now I stick to Sketchup to give form to my ideas. Your video is on point, exactly what I wanted to see, it clearly gives the basics and the foundation into designing a house. Thanks.
It is helpful! I studied architecture long time ago and started to forget it. You've helped me to refresh my mind. Not only that. You've guided me to see architecture from a fresh point of view. Evoking curiousity.
Currently majoring in interior architecture, you helped me with how to come up with a concept for my first assignment. Thank you and keep up the good work.
I've been looking for a channel about architecture for so long, and most of the things that I've found they just don't get to the bigger picture of the design process. This is amazing, thank you so much for sharing this with us, you're helping a lot!! cheers from the Dominican Republic.
welcome to the channel...glad you found it! i'm always in the comments and working hard to make this a helpful, friendly place to ask questions...cheers...
I just found your channel and it's really educational. I am a Latin architect who begins his professional life in the United States.And it would help me a lot if you could recommend me a manual or book with the country's construction codes and construction systems. Thank you!!!!!
great video...you articulate the conceptual design process very well...made me realize that I myself go through all of these stages in some degree as I start a new project...it's nice to see that I'm on the right path. I love this process the most I think it feeds my soul. I think I'll stop being so hard on myself from now on as I see now that the evolution of the design is always continuously moving and changing as I get more client feed back and deal with city codes. this use to bother me and made me a little less confident of my ability to "nail it"....I realized that the end product was always better after I let go and listened to the clients concerns and requests for changes.....I love Architecture!
thanks for your honesty Ladiarch Queen ...I've come to embrace the uncertainty of the process and accept that it's an ever-evolving, personal one; there's no right or wrong. cheers...!
Incredibly helpful video. I wish I had watched this going into first year. I'm in third year now and I feel like this is one of the most useful explanation of concepts I have come across so far!
I'm not an architect, but I'm finding that your videos are inspiring me to rethink and re-engage with my design practices. I'm a graphic designer who's gotten a bit burned-out and you make me want to pick up a pencil and pen and think more physically as opposed to ideating directly into digital forms. Thanks.
Cheers my friend, glad you're enjoying the videos. I think we're seeing a return to the physical - a renaissance of handcrafts - because the tactile senses encode learning and stimulate creativity in a way that digital manipulation can't. Thanks for you comment and for watching...all the best...
I'm actually aspiring to be an illustrator, but at the moment I'm making myself work on a background for a piece of fan art of fan fiction, and decided to include a part of the castle from the story in it. Only problem? The fan fiction gives little to no description on the castle and the area the piece is set in. SO! I am now trying to design a castle(or part of it, at least) for my illustration and this video is definitely helping me to refine my thought process so that I'm not as lost. Thank you for the video!
Wonderful! The way you explained made a lot of sense. A must watch for any student of Architecture. Had I seen it back in Architectural school my studio assignements would have been something else completely. It is wonderful to see that what we as Architects intutively work on, you have reflected on of workflows of not only yourself but others and capsuled the entire concept in a systemic format. Lovely. I simply loved it!
How i wish for videos like this since the beginning of architectural studio when i first started doing projects.. thank you for making this helpful videos, im sure it will help archi beginners
I truly admire your ways of distributing and elaborating on the various inspiration that could help develop the various concept of and architecture. I am only a 17-year-old looking and searching for right guides to help achieve my dreams on being an architectural engineer
such a great video to explain the word "concept" in architectural context, I have been looking for such a detailed and clear explaination for a long time. Finally, here it is! Thanks!
You are an excellent communicator of the processes of architecture, presenting them in an orderly fashion and keeping them approachable. My manifesto is based on "The Pattern Language"
Thanks for sharing this content..I always found a little difficulty in forming a concept..i understood now where i was lacking after watching your video ,i was lacking in gathering proper information more related to the site and its analysis ,whereas i always start my concept based upon its site and local climatic conditions.Thank you, you solved my issue
can you make videos that contain a brief talk about each of these books ? and how do you get the benefit of applying what those books tell ? what did those books inspire you to do in architecture? thank you
Thank you so much for this amazing video! I've been struggling to understand what a concept is and even after 2 years of architecture school I still didn't get it. After watching this video I feel like i have a base, something which i can use as foundation to look at future projects at school or architecture in general. Thank you so much! I hope you continue to make such helpful videos
knowing you need a concept is an important precursor to design...once you accept that, you can dig in on the hard work of finding the right one... I'm redoubling my efforts on video production this year; suggestions/requests are always welcome... cheers...
Nice overview on architecture design. Many people new to home building only use a small part of such an approach when getting into a plan to build. Further, this is why we love to emphasis the wisdom's around architectural expertise to capture more valued outcomes in designs; to consider it micro and macro environments, benefits, flow and problem solving as you mention! Thanks for sharing this.
It's hard with new projects to be restrained and not jump into designing too deeply before the limits of budget and scope are set. Just making a program is not enough. While the conceptual talk is a good refresher for me and inspiring because you do it so well, I am most helped here by being reminded to put limits on early and resolve them at the program level before getting attached to any sort of form or scale - just as much for me as the client. Thanks!
I just graduated as an architecture student and I should’ve watched your videos from my first years of college.. I feel like I’m so behind and that I’m not at all capable. Thanks for your videos
honestly i really love your this channel. Because your're helping many peoples special me, this is my dream to be an architect and if you don mind i can take you as my boss.
Good evening! Im an aspiring architect who loves these videos. Im so blessed I hve access to videos like these to help me choose and guide me to my job. :)
Your channel is very interesting and as a young person interested in pursuing architecture it allows me to open my mind to new ideas and boost my creativity. Don't stop doing what you're doing.
Interesting way to begin, with design showing those with desire can create. Satisfying a thought is humanity moving positively forward, even if just a humble stepping stone. Thx man
I am science student and wanted to be architect .And the 1st thing I want to do is to change my village whole design and attract lots of tourist and increase employment for my villagers .
Great video! Im a 3rd semester architecture student who is struggling in finding a way to start the process of design but this video gave me a push to just sit down and start producing... Thanks
This is exactly what I've been seeking. I look at my own design and can see where I haven't put as much thought into the design. Like a placeholder for later. I love the process of problem solving that design requires. I am close to retirement age, but have found a new passion in learning everything about this field. I'm a paralegal by trade, so this direction is completely new for me. You're never too old to learn new things. Right?
Sir Please keep doing valuable lessons like this. You are really sought after many youtube channels. Thanks for your own architectural lessons for absolute beginners and intermediate to pros.
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30X40 Design Workshop , I'm in 11th grade (form five) and very interested in architecture. I'm starting college next year and i want to drop my chemistry class and start arts , is this advisable? My name's Ivan and i live in Malaysia, please get back to me. Thank you
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Thank you I learn so much from you
In five years of architectural studies, none of my teachers explained an architectural concept as meticulously as you did in your remarkable video down to the nitty-gritty.
Appreciations!!!
@@isaura-22 lol
Hello ABM
@@eddyjabor06 no
I've learned more from this video than I did from an entire semester of Arch School
Most Architecture schools are a waste of your time and money.
And me from 5 years of B'Arch
@@KJ-pu8dw Absolutely. I learned from the projects we did almost nothing but some cliches which I don't even understand why we need to emphasize, 1 year of my education life is now gone entirely. Everything I learned relied on my own struggles to find out what the hell was going on and how the hell could I improve my project.
Exactly my point, maybe we didn't understood then
I really believe it depends on the architecture school you go to
So many architects are terrible at talking to non-architects about their projects and their processes. The clarity and plain language you use to explain complicated things is refreshing and powerful.
Thanks so much for sharing.
I think architect engage in 'junk-talk' because they have not theory of architecture that deals with its true content: people and their buildings. A person who knows their craft can easily explain it to anyone. A person who doesn't engages in 'junk-talk' to impress themselves and some peers.
I'm not an architect. Not even a student in architecture. I'm a disabled veteran and I only began studying architecture to become a better builder in certain building games (As that's what occupies most of my time nowadays). I've watched hours and hours of videos on this subject and I have to say that after finding your video I look at architecture as a whole in a completely different light. I had absolutely no idea going in that it was as deep as it is or how absolutely profound it can be. I most certainly have a newly formed respect for it in general and I don't see myself shying away from learning about it anytime soon. Thank you for this video even if I can't or won't ever use this in a professional setting it's been a revealing experience.
That’s it my friend. Architecture isnt quantum physics or metaphysics. It requires technical knowledge, design skills, artistic sensibility, creativity and a curious mind. These are all skills that any person of average intelligence can learn and apply. Good luck to you and never stop reading and learning; delve into a bit of anthropology, psychology, sociology, philosophy and history and I give you my word you’ll be designing better buildings than many people who go to architecture school and build according to learned protocols.
I’m an interior architect and have not been practicing officially for a few years but I have several projects that have popped up and the serendipity of your video in my home page suggestions was super. A really clear, succinct summary of designing has refreshed my memory on my process really, really efficiently. I am ever so grateful.
I rewatch this every now and then when I’m having trouble with my design and it helps me come up with something every time. Thanks a lot!
What an intellectual guy he is with a clear and stark communication asset that every aspiring architect can relate to
to me, developing a concept is like writing a thesis book. You must know every detail of your project.
precisely...
iChronus I
Yeah of cours , but the deffrence is that an architecte have to demonstrate and argument his work for client .
so true!
Concept is a story telling... A good story always impress client.
I'm 11 but I already know that i'm going to be an architect when I'm older.
This realy helped thanks.
You can start now. Why wait? You can start by looking at books and pictures of Architects philosophy and why they do what they do. Do urban sketching, draw buildings of wherever you are will help you a lot. Take lots of art classes will be a plus too.
Cool that u already know your proffesion. I'm 14 and I seriously don't know what my proffesion is I have a lot of things I love and couldn't choose between them! I love drawing and I also love singing (I'm better with singing and would love to sing on a big stage one day) I seriously don't know what tooo do later..I like the idea of being a doctor too.
@@buikhan YESSS
There's this really cool software called Archicad, in which you can build houses. Honestly, after seeing alot of young kids spending hours making beautiful architectural spaces on minecraft, if they had done it on Archicad or Revit, they'll dominate the architectural field when they grow up.
@@devtogoru that's not much kind of a game for kids since it's more of an "app" than a "game" if u know what I mean
This was one of the best 20 minutes of architecturual education I have ever had
Whenever my mind is foggy and I’m overwhelmed in the midst of a project I find myself referring back to your content. Your not just a talented architect, but an amazing teacher. Each of your videos are so clear and concise and not long after visiting your channel, my foggy mind soon clears. Thankyou.
i learned in this video much more than what i learned in 4 years of study .
how you explain is just great .
THANK YOU SO MUCH .
always a student...cheers...
If you are a client about to build a house, and need something specific rather than an off-the-shelf design, this series is a must. Understand the constraints of budget, materials, etc so you can be an informed partner in your house rather than a passive (and ultimately frustrated) bystander.
I love the way architects think and talk. It's like poetry in motion.
if only i was found out this channel when i was freshman at school...
Same feeling today I’m a Senoir student
I'm not even doing architecture and I still learned something new to apply to my art work. Thank you
I absolutely love the way you explain everything, you make more sense than my lecturers do at uni. We get thrown into the deep end and are expected to develop our own concepts, carry them out and present them when they never explained it to us in depth. You are saving my grades lmao.
Chong jojun! balsa! exactly!! i am so lost right now :(
There will be a day where i'll go to uni for architecture, but it's *not today* ...
Architect ARMYs recruit!
Omgggg so accurate
@@spectruum has that day come???
I am not a trained Architect but an IT professional I have abandon my IT training for architectural career. I do lots of residential designs in my country and found this video very informative I am adding it to my watch list thank you.
finally saw light in the midst of darkness, badly needed this. Thank you so much
SInce my first year as a student in architecture, I have wished for someone to explain these basics to me. And because this was missing, I stumbled through my course without completely understanding how to put my best foot forward. After working in the industry, it all became clear and now I know how concept development is an essential base for every creative pursuit. I wish I had found you earlier! Thank you so much.
One of the best videos I have watched on concept development. I wish I had seen your videos during my course of study in architecture. Loved the way how it transitioned from one stage of development to the next. Even though I graduated in architecture without understanding why a concept was necessary, this video helped me realize the necessity of a concept and the idea of summarizing all the ideas into a sheet for client discussion is brilliant. Thank you for helping people like me to understand more about this amazing field. This video cleared so many doubts I had in mind, which I thought might be made fun of if I had asked a senior since I am expected to know these basic details because I am a graduate.If possible, could you please do a video on how to analyze a building at a visual scale and transfer it to a drawing to scale.
You're quite welcome +Lakshmi Pillai, thanks for sharing your thoughts. Our educational experiences are all different and as individuals we learn in unique ways. If we both listened to the same lecture we would naturally take away different things; informed by our life experience. It's no surprise then that our relatively short time in school doesn't teach us everything we need to know about design, or architecture, or anything in too much detail. If we're lucky it equips us with new ways to see the world and the confidence to question things we don't understand. Kudos to you for recognizing that learning doesn't end at university.
I'll certainly add your video request to the production queue. Cheers...!
Thank you for the reply. Means a lot. :)
your name looks like Tamil. I need your help regarding studies.
@@30by40 The problem in architecture school is lack of a clear theory of design and a greater theory of architecture. I don't mean an 'art' theory, but as I've commented above, a theory about buildings as they are used by people. My engineering friends were taught engineering design as a system of connections, in architecture we were not taught anything except how to draw, in effect. Like teaching swimming by throwing a non-swimmer in the pool, or nuclear physics by dropping atom bombs. HIghly ineffective and practically irrelevant.
As a 14 year old boy, I find this really helpful. Architecture has been my I think since I was 6, so thanks for helping me, I really appreciated.
Keep working on your dreams, you’re already on the right path learning what you love. It’s admirable.
Your video really helps young architecture students that do not have a clear vision of the process to follow when talking about developing a concept. Thank you for your videos and the simplicity behind them. I know there is a lot of work behind the scenes, but i bet it pays off!
I'm an architecture student and I'm so glad that I found your channel. Its the best architectural channels on RUclips ever and you helped me a lot. Great content as always
I am a 3rd sem Architecture student , I stumbled upon this video and man this is amazing, thank you so much
I work as a Physician,I want to study Architecture. Thanks for your unique way, you really touched my dream.
cheers +Ahmed Marhoumy
It is kind of ironic that I just found your comment. I'm a 16 year old student and I'm currently struggling to decide whether I'll study physics (specifically to do experimental physics later on) or architecture (rather thinking about doing it "the social way" and trying to work in developing countries with sustainable technologies).
Now I don't really know of any professional I could ask for advice concerning this decision. If you'd mind telling me your opinion on this issue I'd really really appreciate it a lot!
Great content, I always enjoy hearing how other people work and their thinking process. As an architecture student this really is one of the most helpful channels out there. Keep up the great work!
I keep hoping more architects (and students) will share their process...always interesting to see how others solve design problems...
cheers...
Hi I am a design educator. And we often struggle to explain in a simple way that how diversity & the width of ideas contribute to forming a concept. This helps a Lot!!!
Hi, +ameet singh ...I'm a design educator too...I just use RUclips as a 'virtual classroom'...
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Thank you. This video has reminded me how critical the process is and, most importantly, how to develop the design concept in a manner that clients, uneducated in Architecture, can better comprehend and invest in!
I lost so much knowledge due to circumstances. I am very thankful to this channel.
i think that this is the video that was required from a long time to understand the idea of concept in architectural design. I thank you for finally making something that we all architecture student can look up to when in dilemmas. :)
Sooraj Sharma exactly
7years later I'm finally here.. as a student watching this .thank you
Thank you for this insight into Architecture. Although i do not want to pursue Architecture as a career, I find it really interesting and this short course allowed me to take a peek into what processes an architect may go through to produce the beautiful buildings i often ponder about.
Super helpful ! I am 18 and just about to head into architecture school and your videos are giving me good insight in what to expect and gives me a better understanding of what architects do.
glad I could help...
This is such great information! I’m a draftsman, and work with architects trying to overcome design problems on older houses. None of these older homes offer the amenities of newer homes, and it is our challenge to bring these homes up to date. I truly appreciate the time you take to explain everything in such detail. This information is very useful to me.
Hello Sir!
am a civil engineer ,and your concenpt really helped in desigining my works and understanding more on design concept .Thank you
For me developing a concept comes directly from what my client interview, listening and understanding main concern
I am a 3rd year transfer student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and this video is very inspiring and engaging. Helped me get passed a design block at 12:30 am. 50,000 SQ ft wellness center is a new task that
i wish i had watched this video before submitting my portfolios just a month ago! this is exactly what we were taught in uni and this video explains it sooooo clear - perhaps better than my tutors as they instilled concepts alongside your work progress so when you're stuck your tutor would stop inspiring you, whereas this uses an well established project to illustrate which could have given me more directions on how to carry on. thank you.
cheers my friend...glad you found it helpful...
Thanks for sharing, I really appreciated it. Je Suis une architecte française et vos petits croquis m'ont rappelée à quel point ils avaient leur importance dans le projet aussi simples qu'ils paraissent
Merci.
i have been given a studio assignment to design a primary school for the staff of the university am in... this video has made me excited and enlightened. thank you
I rarely write comments but this time I just couldn't resist! The same as you I always connect the art of film making with architecture (and I am a student of architectural design).When I heard you comparing them I was truly amazed. In a sense- is it me talking right now or what?! Props for that comment!
THE BEST videos. THE BEST. I'm not an architect but one could surely take the things you discuss and apply to everyday life. Thanks for providing quality thoughtful content and more personally challenging me to think freely and purposefully.
kind words...many thanks +Jarrett Curley ...I have a similar practice of observing the work habits of other disciplines to see what I can apply to my own.
glad you found something of value here...
cheers...
Good morning!
I'm a software and technology architect. but i felt very inspired watching this video. there are definitely parallels. Thanks for sharing.
This is brilliant, and a delight to watch - thank you!
I've been informing myself about IT architecture in the past few weeks, and for some reason the algorithm gods thought this video was related.
SW design involves thinking about things like:
- the architectural precedents for systems of this type
- regulatory and budget constraints
- how users will need to navigate in the system, what public and private spaces need setting up
- what the application landscape looks like that the system will be integrated into
- what platform it will run on
- how it will interact with other systems
- the technology stack that will be used to build it...
Turns out - the algorithm wasn't wrong. Many of the principles you presented are very much applicable to the design of software.
Thank you for this amazing work i studied for 4 years and no one give me a simple yet very useful informations
Watching as a prospective client, this helped me massively in my approach to designing and building and indeed the amount of information I still have to gather for my side of the presentation. Thank you so much. ❤️❤️
THANK YOU for making this so simple and understanding! after 5 years of university never heard any of the professors explain the process like you just did.
hoping to watch more videos from you.
kind words +Rebecca Kh...many thanks...
I have to say, that I LOVED this video. As a student, I am trying to approach design for others for the first time and while our lectures have given us a lot of historical perspective, the emotion involved in home design is harder to capture. I think you have explained that in a tangible way, if that is possible. So much so, I'm sending the lecturer a link because I think he may want to recommend this to the class.
To the 9 year old who commented below, hang onto that dream. I was 13 when I realised I wanted to design buildings. I am 51 this year and I have just started my Building Design course.
Pleased you found it helpful +Cath Wilki...
The more these videos are shared the easier it is for me to keep making them.
Best of luck to you in your studies...
As an architect with 50 years of experience designing a wide range of building types this is the best presentation of concept and how it informs design that I have ever come across. I would live to see how he deals with a tight urban space which both more problems (constraints) , and more opportunities for the concept to draw from its context.
Loved this video - I’m a software engineer with a budding interest in architecture. I love how this video goes through a great intro into all the ways that architecture is both an engineering science and an art form in a detailed, easily digestible fashion.
It’s so fascinating that the client relationship is very similar to that of frontend web development/UI/UX design
I have qstion In architecture what do u do first designing exterior of house or making floor plan first?
Also not an architect but dreaming like forever to build my own house as my father and grandfather did; for now I stick to Sketchup to give form to my ideas.
Your video is on point, exactly what I wanted to see, it clearly gives the basics and the foundation into designing a house. Thanks.
glad to help...
It is helpful! I studied architecture long time ago and started to forget it. You've helped me to refresh my mind. Not only that. You've guided me to see architecture from a fresh point of view. Evoking curiousity.
Currently majoring in interior architecture, you helped me with how to come up with a concept for my first assignment. Thank you and keep up the good work.
Before I didn't really get the meaning of a design concept but thanks to this video I understand it much better.
I'm shocked with the way we was oriented to create a concept Design in Arquiteture, in comper to this simple way! Thanks Eric.
I've been looking for a channel about architecture for so long, and most of the things that I've found they just don't get to the bigger picture of the design process. This is amazing, thank you so much for sharing this with us, you're helping a lot!! cheers from the Dominican Republic.
welcome to the channel...glad you found it! i'm always in the comments and working hard to make this a helpful, friendly place to ask questions...cheers...
I just found your channel and it's really educational. I am a Latin architect who begins his professional life in the United States.And it would help me a lot if you could recommend me a manual or book with the country's construction codes and construction systems. Thank you!!!!!
great video...you articulate the conceptual design process very well...made me realize that I myself go through all of these stages in some degree as I start a new project...it's nice to see that I'm on the right path. I love this process the most I think it feeds my soul. I think I'll stop being so hard on myself from now on as I see now that the evolution of the design is always continuously moving and changing as I get more client feed back and deal with city codes. this use to bother me and made me a little less confident of my ability to "nail it"....I realized that the end product was always better after I let go and listened to the clients concerns and requests for changes.....I love Architecture!
thanks for your honesty Ladiarch Queen ...I've come to embrace the uncertainty of the process and accept that it's an ever-evolving, personal one; there's no right or wrong. cheers...!
Thank you so much, I'm a designer without an academic background, learning a lot from you!
Good morning!
Incredibly helpful video. I wish I had watched this going into first year. I'm in third year now and I feel like this is one of the most useful explanation of concepts I have come across so far!
glad to help...cheers...
I'm not an architect, but I'm finding that your videos are inspiring me to rethink and re-engage with my design practices. I'm a graphic designer who's gotten a bit burned-out and you make me want to pick up a pencil and pen and think more physically as opposed to ideating directly into digital forms. Thanks.
Cheers my friend, glad you're enjoying the videos. I think we're seeing a return to the physical - a renaissance of handcrafts - because the tactile senses encode learning and stimulate creativity in a way that digital manipulation can't. Thanks for you comment and for watching...all the best...
These are the answers that I've been searching for these past three years. Thank you so much!
you're quite welcome...!
Thank you so much, I am a builder, been for 5 years, and wanting to study architecture next year, love your videos!
I'm actually aspiring to be an illustrator, but at the moment I'm making myself work on a background for a piece of fan art of fan fiction, and decided to include a part of the castle from the story in it. Only problem? The fan fiction gives little to no description on the castle and the area the piece is set in. SO! I am now trying to design a castle(or part of it, at least) for my illustration and this video is definitely helping me to refine my thought process so that I'm not as lost. Thank you for the video!
thank you so much !!!!!
you can not imagine how much you helped me in my final project
god bless you
kind words...so pleased I could help...
cheers...
Thank you so much, Leonard from Uganda an interior design student.
Wonderful! The way you explained made a lot of sense. A must watch for any student of Architecture. Had I seen it back in Architectural school my studio assignements would have been something else completely.
It is wonderful to see that what we as Architects intutively work on, you have reflected on of workflows of not only yourself but others and capsuled the entire concept in a systemic format. Lovely. I simply loved it!
kind words +Rick De...many thanks...!
I'm a Chinese architeture student. As the language gap, I don't understand all the details, but I do learn more from your video. Thank you!
many thanks...would welcome any crowd-sourced translations on the channel...
You're a dedicated architect who obviously enjoy the practice. I've been enjoying your videos
“Use what your learning to pivot” brilliant
How i wish for videos like this since the beginning of architectural studio when i first started doing projects.. thank you for making this helpful videos, im sure it will help archi beginners
you're quite welcome, thanks for watching +Thalita Kumala
I truly admire your ways of distributing and elaborating on the various inspiration that could help develop the various concept of and architecture. I am only a 17-year-old looking and searching for right guides to help achieve my dreams on being an architectural engineer
cheers my friend...keep at it...!
such a great video to explain the word "concept" in architectural context, I have been looking for such a detailed and clear explaination for a long time. Finally, here it is! Thanks!
You are an excellent communicator of the processes of architecture, presenting them in an orderly fashion and keeping them approachable. My manifesto is based on "The Pattern Language"
kind words, many thanks...
Thanks for sharing this content..I always found a little difficulty in forming a concept..i understood now where i was lacking after watching your video ,i was lacking in gathering proper information more related to the site and its analysis ,whereas i always start my concept based upon its site and local climatic conditions.Thank you, you solved my issue
+radha pradeepti glad I could help...cheers...
I am a software engineer and I learnt a lot from this video. thanks
can you make videos that contain a brief talk about each of these books ? and how do you get the benefit of applying what those books tell ? what did those books inspire you to do in architecture? thank you
+Dana Droubi more book reviews in the production queue...stay tuned...
Thank you so much for this amazing video! I've been struggling to understand what a concept is and even after 2 years of architecture school I still didn't get it. After watching this video I feel like i have a base, something which i can use as foundation to look at future projects at school or architecture in general. Thank you so much! I hope you continue to make such helpful videos
knowing you need a concept is an important precursor to design...once you accept that, you can dig in on the hard work of finding the right one...
I'm redoubling my efforts on video production this year; suggestions/requests are always welcome...
cheers...
Nice overview on architecture design. Many people new to home building only use a small part of such an approach when getting into a plan to build. Further, this is why we love to emphasis the wisdom's around architectural expertise to capture more valued outcomes in designs; to consider it micro and macro environments, benefits, flow and problem solving as you mention! Thanks for sharing this.
you're quite welcome...glad you enjoyed it...
One of the best videos on the topic on the internet.
I'm starting to consider architecture as a career path, this is helping m find out if i want to pursue it, Thank You Very Much!
excellent, welcome...you're in the right place +Max Gustafsson...
give a shout if you have any questions...
It's hard with new projects to be restrained and not jump into designing too deeply before the limits of budget and scope are set. Just making a program is not enough. While the conceptual talk is a good refresher for me and inspiring because you do it so well, I am most helped here by being reminded to put limits on early and resolve them at the program level before getting attached to any sort of form or scale - just as much for me as the client. Thanks!
+1...agreed +Alex Melamed...so much easier to tweak the program and budget before you commit anything to trace or pixels...much less stressful too...
How amazingly you explain it.. This is more than i have learned in the last 2 years...
You teach better than my architecture teachers! Thanks for the video
I just graduated as an architecture student and I should’ve watched your videos from my first years of college.. I feel like I’m so behind and that I’m not at all capable. Thanks for your videos
honestly i really love your this channel. Because your're helping many peoples special me, this is my dream to be an architect
and if you don mind i can take you as my boss.
Hi! I am an architecture student and this video helped me a lot in understanding the fundamentals of coming up with a concept. Thank you!!
glad I could help +Angelica Ditan
Good evening! Im an aspiring architect who loves these videos. Im so blessed I hve access to videos like these to help me choose and guide me to my job. :)
wow. Passion is also enhanced by the process. Thank you, sir.
cheers my friend...
Your channel is very interesting and as a young person interested in pursuing architecture it allows me to open my mind to new ideas and boost my creativity. Don't stop doing what you're doing.
Interesting way to begin, with design showing those with desire can create. Satisfying a thought is humanity moving positively forward, even if just a humble stepping stone. Thx man
At the end, the concept is the friends we make along the way
I am science student and wanted to be architect .And the 1st thing I want to do is to change my village whole design and attract lots of tourist and increase employment for my villagers .
Great video! Im a 3rd semester architecture student who is struggling in finding a way to start the process of design but this video gave me a push to just sit down and start producing... Thanks
Learnt more from this video than a whole sem of studying arch
Very insightful and knowledgeable
This is exactly what I've been seeking. I look at my own design and can see where I haven't put as much thought into the design. Like a placeholder for later. I love the process of problem solving that design requires. I am close to retirement age, but have found a new passion in learning everything about this field. I'm a paralegal by trade, so this direction is completely new for me. You're never too old to learn new things. Right?
couldn't agree more...!
Sir Please keep doing valuable lessons like this. You are really sought after many youtube channels. Thanks for your own architectural lessons for absolute beginners and intermediate to pros.