Frontiers of Architectural Research >

2018 , Vol. 7 >Issue 1: 100 - 106

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2017.09.001

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Factors affecting creativity in the architectural education process based on computer-aided design

  • Abdollah Baghaei Daemei ,
  • Hossein Safari
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  • Department of Architecture, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

Received date: 28 Dec 2016

Revised date: 07 Sep 2017

Accepted date: 08 Sep 2017

Published date: 28 Mar 2018

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2017 2017 Higher Education Press Limited Company. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Abstract

One of the most influential factors in architectural design is creativity. The enhancement of student creativity is a universally sought objective. This research hypothesized that computer-aided design, experience, sketching, physical modeling, learning environment, and images and visual references can serve as powerful tools to stimulate creativity in the architectural design process. It sought to investigate which of these components has the greatest impact on increasing student creativity. A total of 114 bachelor students and 347 master students of Architecture were surveyed using a questionnaire. Data were then analyzed using SPSS and one sample t-test and Friedman test for ranking. Results showed that experience can significantly increase the creativity of students in the architectural design process compared to the other components.

Key words： Creativity; Design process; Architectural educa-tion; Computer-aided design; CAD

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Abdollah Baghaei Daemei , Hossein Safari . Factors affecting creativity in the architectural education process based on computer-aided design[J]. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2018 , 7(1) : 100 -106 . DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2017.09.001

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