Design Process in Architecture

Every building starts with an idea. But how do you get from a concept to a piece of architecture? Why do some ideas work better than others? What is a 'good' design?

This approachable guidebook will help students find their own answers to these questions. It covers every aspect of the design process with examples drawn from all types of architecture, giving students the tools to develop their own unique ways of working. With accessible text and hundreds of images, this is an indispensable and illuminating guide for beginning architecture students as well as anyone who is curious about how design works.

“"Author Geoffrey Makstutis should know his stuff. He's subject lead in construction for Pearson as well as having taught and lectured at Central Saint Martins, the AA, the Royal College of Art and Westminster. He's also the author of' Architecture: An Introduction'. In this book's eight chapters he defines what good design constitutes and then takes the reader on a journeythrough the process using examples of all the approaches."”

"The accessible text and hundreds of images make it an approachable guidebook for anyone who is curious about architecture and design" - Self Build & Design
A useful primer for the novice and optimistic reminder for the world-weary professional - The RIBA Journal

Geoffrey Makstutis is the Head of KLC School of Design, West Dean College. Prior to this he was the Subject Lead for Construction, Art, Design and Media with Pearson UK and led the undergraduate architecture programme at Central Saint Martins. He has taught and lectured at the Architectural Association, Royal College of Art, University of Westminster, IE Segovia, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia as well as many other institutions around the world. He is the author of Architecture: An Introduction (Laurence King, 2010).

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