Architecture by Tools: The Syntax of Drawing and the Creativity of Thought

Abstract

This short paper summarizes a PhD research in progress as titled in the heading. The research investigates the effect that design tools have on the method of drawing and creativity in early stages of architectural design with an intention of contribution to the procurement of CAD tools. Currently into the second year of the PhD, pilot protocol studies have been executed and new propositions for coding schemes and method of analysis are being tested.