Comprehending the Design Problem in Education of Architectural Basic Design Courses (Case Study: Students Entering University of Guilan in Years 2013 and 2014)

Abstract

Training the architectural design depends on several variables and it is a very challenging issue. As personality formation of a designer and acquiring design depend on this issue, the primary steps in learning architectural design are very important in training the architecture students. The current research aims to provide a list of projects performed in the architectural basic design courses at university of Guilan by author with a looking at exercises provided in the architectural basic design courses at the University of MIT. Then, using the findings of the graduated students’ survey on this course and using T-test, the impact of methods and exercises provided by architectural basic design courses on architectural design courses I to IV, was examined. Finally, the level of impact of the investigated methods and exercises studied was ranked using Friedman test and SPSS 16.0 software. Findings of the study can provide effective strategies in designing and facilitating the internalization of design problem by students.