Development of ‘Creative Thinking: Case Study of Basic Design Studio

Abstract

Architecture is a creative ‘Art of understanding’ as it reconciles the various aspects of place and culture, aesthetics and techniques and different materials. Architecture manages the beauty and aesthetics on one hand and the utilitarian aspects on the other. This balance requires a lot of creative exploration. Basic design studio is a cradle in imbibing this creative perspective in the new learner in architecture education. This studio plays a formative role in molding the students’ perception of architecture. The students not only get hands on experience but inculcates the trait of ‘Creative Thinking’. Basic design subject gets the students acquainted with not just architectural vocabulary but the ‘Principles of design’ which forms the basis of any design conception. The articulation of the elements of design like lines, planes, solids in two- dimensional and three-dimensional forms along with the use of different mediums, materials, and techniques through the principles of design aids them in the process of thinking creatively. The paper aims to understand and analyze the extent of assimilation of ‘Creative thinking’ in Basic Design studio (Subject code-102- Allied design studio) for 1st year, semester- 2, B. Arch. students at Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Architecture, Mumbai University for AY 2021- 22. The methodology adopted for the paper is based on qualitative data elucidating the learnings in the studio based on the development of the ‘Creative thinking’ attribute.