How to Find Architectural Ideas

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Eight strategies I use to find architectural ideas. Do you find the blank page as terrifying as I do? I'm starting a new project and I thought I'd use this video to talk about how I deal with this and precisely how I search for new ideas for my architecture.
I discuss in detail:
- Bisociation
- Trusting the design process
- Embracing constraints
- Inventing deadlines
- Doing the opposite (anti-project)
- Subtracting to solve
- Stealing (like an artist)
These are just a few of the design hacks I use to help grease the creative wheels and instill the confidence I need to keep moving forward. What's great is these techniques work for a whole host of disciplines and creative fields, it isn't exclusive to architecture.
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@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

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@firouzgholami6432 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

gladly...

@HousesBuiltTiny 6 жыл бұрын

30X40 Design Workshop I thought I might find "a pattern language" in your reading list. I will check out your recommendations thank you for all you do

@angelroost 6 жыл бұрын

I love "A Pattern Language"

@HousesBuiltTiny 6 жыл бұрын

angelroost let me know if you can see a pattern language in my channel.

@pixel_scapes 3 жыл бұрын

All I feel is lost. I don't know what I'm in uni for. I don't know why I'm studying it. I don't know if I'm whining or if this is hos architecture schools really are. The most my teachers do is critique our models, tell us to read books, and grade what we do. There isn't a class where they've sat and given a demo of how they engage with architecture, do design process, or show us how they personally think and brainstorm when working on a project. It's a blank slate for us to carve into, and we're scrutinized when it isn't imprinted with what they want. I wish I didn't feel so hopeless as to having to consult you every single time I come out of their classes to make sense of what they really want from me. I wish I had a tutor who I could watch and then derive my own formulas of working from. Books just don't cut it for me, I've never learned that way because visual assistance is so important to me. Your channel is so important to me. Thank you.

@aatone4530 2 жыл бұрын

you really nailed it. Im feeling the exact same way at the moment. We are being plunged into projects without really having been taught how to think and formulate a process for designing.

@z9m2 2 жыл бұрын

@@aatone4530 Me too, I’ve contemplated dropping out but I genuinely don’t feel like I have any back up plans for that. I look at final years work as a first year and start developing anxiety if I don’t have that skill and creativity by then.

@romyvv8258 2 жыл бұрын

Felt same way , i still feel same way in the year of my graduation

@thickschmeat7560 Жыл бұрын

Hey, how's it going. I am a first year and I am feeling the anxiety of not being able to think of good ideas. It's been at least 2 years, how are you going? Honestly, I hope that I can be able to complete this program.

@kunletrinity Жыл бұрын

Hmmmm. This is a clear report that students pay for schooling but are never taught. They are taught by grading them for what they were not taught. I think a lot of the lecturers themselves don't know these things because they may not be practicing. Our first assignment in Architecture school was "Architecture or ArchiTORTURE?, discuss!" What a evil way to start teaching. During my days there was nothing like KZfaq, so I think you should still be very grateful. 20years ago I had to learn the hard way, following practicing Architects and going to site.

@VictorACandido 6 жыл бұрын

I'm a student about to graduate in Architecture and Urban Design, and, as anyone in my place, I have a lot of fear and insecurity about my future, my creativity, my projects, clients, etc. Your videos are a huge help and inspiration. Thank you!

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

always remember that you're in control...you get to choose the path that best suits you...intimidating, of course...but liberating too! thanks for watching...

@MsBridgesSocial 3 жыл бұрын

As a new architectural designer, this video is one that I need to listen to several times to absorb. If my goal is to become a licensed architect, then architectural philosophy, which I believe part of this video is about, has to be one I invest more time in. Thanks

@n.a9855 3 жыл бұрын

i'm restarting my degree program in my 40's this year. you're a lifesaver. Thank you.

@korneyboy 5 жыл бұрын

I love these sorts of videos where you talk about how to think about things or philosophy on things. It reaches so far beyond architecture and makes me think of how to apply it in my own life. Thank you for sharing your passions and helping to inspire me and others to create something meaningful.

@ankitasahu8238 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos calm me down. The pressure of studying architecture goes away. I get motivated and inspired. Thank you.

@giahdelosreyes3976 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a first year Architecture student and I'm really glad that I bumped into your channel! Your ideas are mind-blowing and so inspiring. It made me love and appreciate this field even more and it's like making me see things now with a new and broader perspective Thanks a lot!

@andryeliwang5970 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much man! was stuck in my final studio assignment and finally i'm here! thank you for being my illumination!

@dzinrgeek 6 жыл бұрын

You always churn up my emotions and dream of becoming an architect. Life kept me from going for a bachelor's and I stayed in the industry to design and build custom homes for the past 25 years. I realized my process closely relates to yours and Graham's. I enjoy your content because your giving me a small taste of the education I missed. Keep it up, you're my social mentor. It's your choice of metal to get creativity kick started. Same!

@philipmartin4341 6 жыл бұрын

The period between incubation and illumination when the illumination comes I cant wait then to document it and move to completion. All the work and procrastination that goes before is the most difficult time of any project i undertake. Glad I'm not alone. Keep sharing and keep not just making but making the best you can. You are an inspiration and I humbly thank you.

@SatyamTiwari-pp7mv 5 жыл бұрын

One of the most beautiful videos I've seen on architecture (and on your channel as well). The whole script that you'd have written, every word that you spoke, all of it made sense and was true. Thanks for sharing such amazing content!

@jardinedaviescabaddu6403 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a final year in architecture from the Philippines. Thanks to your ideas, philosophy and ur conceptual framework sir. It helps me a lot in my design problem-my thesis.

@michelegambini 5 жыл бұрын

Probably the best video I could find at this moment in my (designer student) life, at this moment. Un millón de gracias.

@dailysubsyt6652 6 жыл бұрын

So amazing. I watch this video over and over whenever I need a boost. Thank you so much for sharing and caring!

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

fantastic...i wholly encourage watching and rewatching (without ad-block of course!)

@madinemortela2193 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your videos! I'm starting to fall in love again with architecture.

@19973x 6 жыл бұрын

You are truly an inspiration! I’ve always struggled with coming up with new designs and now you have opened my mind to a new way of thinking! Thank you so much!

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

glad to help my friend...

@pauljoseph1389 6 жыл бұрын

Dear Eric, Thank you for taking the time to create these brilliantly curated videos. A lot of your videos address the type of questions and solutions that we or at least I generally might not ask someone else at this point (As it's already assumed that we are supposed to have a proper understanding of all things architecture when we step out of architecture school). I've mostly worked for firms which generally doesn't leave any of the design to juniors. Now that I'm starting out on my own, your guidance and wisdom make me feel empowered to discover architecture in my own terms. I'm sure a lot of us feel the same way. I just wanted to take the time to let you know how many of us deeply appreciate your videos and thoughts. Thanks again :)

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

thanks for taking the time to post this...really appreciate hearing these sentiments! cheers...

@hansonyuen2044 5 жыл бұрын

watching your videos are the best medicine to boost my motivation while i am depress on my design work

@artisticanna5275 2 жыл бұрын

You're so inspiring to anyone in the design field 🧡

@stonywallace8907 2 жыл бұрын

This man opened my mind to new ideas. Thanks.

@parniyankarimi9952 5 жыл бұрын

Eric! what u r doing is beyond inspiring and amazing....my deepest thanks to you for sharing with us all the beautiful thoughts you have or find in this amazing career of creating and making things...cheers to U

@LangitJiwa 4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for this video!

@roohinakhanum6125 6 жыл бұрын

thank you so much! i was so dreading my new assignment but now i really feel a bit more relieved !

@Dhmnh91 6 жыл бұрын

Your videos are mind blowing. Inspirational. Motivational.

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

kind words my friend...many thanks...

@devibasierto5743 5 жыл бұрын

Although it's been done before, it's never been done by you. Love it. Thank you!

@nishkaraman2402 6 жыл бұрын

This is one of the most clear, fun and heavily inspiring videos I have watched on your channel. THANKS SO MUCH. I am in architecture school and can use every piece of intelligence you have given here: in life and school both💙

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

kind of you to say my friend...glad to have you here...!

@srinjoydas6644 6 жыл бұрын

From one architect to another - love you man.!

@robertrusso5525 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, this one really hit a nerve with me. Thanks for your videos and hard work.

@Ray.Kajol.1195 6 жыл бұрын

i am a final year architecture student in India. Just found your channel yesterday and i love it. It is so helpful i even directed my colleges to your channel. Thank you for giving such an amazing insights. This helped. With love and gratitude, Kajol.

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

welcome...glad to have you here...!

@josephbh8712 6 жыл бұрын

Hows it going?

@shubhangikhandizode478 4 жыл бұрын

Can you share your experience of your college.... because I am also preparing for Architecture...

@accshay 2 жыл бұрын

@@shubhangikhandizode478 architecture is stressful, it requires a lot if work many many assignments submissions and redos, if you think you'll like it then you must try it.

@andrewlynch5620 5 жыл бұрын

I find switching from projects in different phases keeps ideas flowing. Bidding phase on one project can transition nicely to preliminary cost estimate in schematic design of another. Reviewing existing mechanical drawings on a project in early design phase transitioned nicely into answering an RFI about a roof cap detail on one project in construction. Just a couple examples from my Friday. Nice editing work. Thx

@marsmanufacturing4057 3 жыл бұрын

These videos are so good. Thank you for sharing!

@sebastianroblesinzunza184 6 жыл бұрын

I have watched all your videos and always find the way to keep trying. I'm an architecture student in Chile and everytime I feel the same way, like "Do I still even have what it takes?" or "Will be able to be an architect in the future?". So I have to thank you, 'cause you, and your projects and your videos have given me, the inspiration and the strong to keep going. Thanks for everything, you gave me new perspectives.

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

means a lot to hear this my friend...thanks!

@therealhozzi 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! The way you explain is as inspiring as it is effective!

@martenshatege6759 6 жыл бұрын

I am not an architect but I kinda feel turning into one after watching this video, maybe learning basics of architecture. I am a structural engineer, I think we( I as a structural engineer) all go through the same process. You're an inspiration.

@mariuchida5400 Жыл бұрын

5years later, I am finally understanding how useful this video is! Thank you so much, I have been stuck with my theoretical project for days. And actually all I need is to realise, it doesn’t have to comply with everything that I set out to be. The word anti-project really clicked. Thank you so much.

@30by40 Жыл бұрын

So glad it helped! Good luck with your project... -Eric

@takudzwamutambara9360 3 жыл бұрын

outstanding architectural sermons!!!! ....this guy is brilliant, believe you me.

@soggysweatsocks 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, i love watching through this channel

@murielgillot5212 5 жыл бұрын

Hi ! thank you so much for all your videos and reading suggestions ! As a 1st year student, it is really eyes opening !

@WenRolland 6 жыл бұрын

This was a great video, thanks! I love the way you share you knowledge. I'm an ecological designer mainly for farms and private home. What you share is of great value for all designers, not just architects. Thanks again!

@shamarecalexander4473 4 жыл бұрын

wow!!!! my ideas for my drawings are more vivid in my mind now.. thanks a lot and keep making videos like these and even a site visit probably.

@spektrograf 6 жыл бұрын

Love your series of videos you've posted over the years. I'm still working my through them all. They have been inspirational and clarifying, while also serving to be springboards to deeper study. I'm in the user experience design world, but have found the problems being addressed by architecture, as well as the problem solving approach to mirror what we do in UX as well. Thank you greatly for the hard work you put into creating these!

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

you're welcome, kind of you to stick with me +spektrograf... I did include cross-pollination in a quick-blip at the end as another favorite technique for finding ideas (and it's what keeps you coming back here so it's a favorite of yours too)...cheers my friend...

@spektrograf 6 жыл бұрын

It is indeed, since we're all designing the world that we influence to work with people. :) cheers… :)

@yasmineassadi5721 6 жыл бұрын

Man you are so inspiring thanks alot, keep on this great work :D big thumbs-up

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

right on...glad to help...

@rakhashonigiya3984 3 жыл бұрын

I always watch this whenever I forget how to architect any thing

@omarbahamat8270 6 жыл бұрын

Man, thank you so much .. you are keeping the dream of graduating from architecture possbile. keep doing this you are helping us a lot

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

kind words my friend...always nice to hear...cheers...!

@sharifaghafoorcatinza5130 6 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for this, you're such an inspiration for all of us.

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

always nice to hear these sentiments...thanks!

@orobahfilfilan1727 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, the video helped me a lot !!! What I usually do to get inspired, I visit the site with a camera in 3 to 4 different times in the same day. There will be something different every time I go, light, people, colors, traffic! also, there're things that the camera can't capture (which are usually good aspects to start with)

@artdray1015 6 жыл бұрын

Probably the most useful KZfaq page ever!

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

respect...appreciate it!

@hoangtu9443 6 жыл бұрын

Even if I'm 30 years old now but I still interested in architecture ,and I have so many ideas in my mind and ,many thanks for you let me know so much good ways to approach ideas ,I'm Chinese so I can't even completely understand what you teaching but I will keep following , cheers !

@garahichem9003 6 жыл бұрын

I really like this video, especially the quote: nothing is truly new, it true , even the great architects and the founders of modernism like mies van der rohe who was inspired by the works of Frederic scheinkel and also le Corbusier when he visited the desert of Algeria and discover the local architecture and he said this is a lesson of architecture,,,, thank you a lot for your videos , really great job.

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

of course...you're quite welcome my friend...thanks for watching...

@keziatemmers279 6 жыл бұрын

you inspire me soooooooo much. I'm only a high school student and I'm studying maths and physics. my career in the future is to become an Architect. seeing you inspire me so much. makes me know I'm ready to become this and to put in alot of effort and work even harder in school. This is my dream and I hope to encounter it one day. I love ur videos and I'll keep watching it Thank you

@markmead2813 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent videos. I have always been fascinated by "flow," how humans move through a space and how, as designers, we can control that flow with structure layout, furniture, color and even texture. Texture can draw or repulse, color can create moods which morph into emotions. I truly love design and wish I had continued my studies. I still do all my drafting by hand with simple tools. AutoCAD takes all the fun out of it for me.

@michaellee7421 6 жыл бұрын

Love your vids man! Very inspirational.

@houdalbbc1551 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 as always you videos are just amazing. You became an inspiration for me simply because you give advice even my teachers haven't gave me before. So thank you again. PS: yes I find blank page as terrifying as you do but I think its part of the process 😊

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

nice to know there are others I can commiserate with...

@dzarchitectdesign4786 3 жыл бұрын

You helped me a lot , you become my goal and my first inspiration thank you so much

@bridesk8 4 жыл бұрын

Good, simple and straight to the point content dude! I rarely comment on you tube... but u made it! Keep on! :)

@florenciaramirez2439 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing such knowledge and inspiration! My school is a bit prehistorical, nothing new, no good books, we don't go further than classics, EVERY recommendation of books are treasured by me!

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

like you, I'm always on the lookout for new books...check this week's video for a few new ones...

@btbfree 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your talents. Your videos are very inspiring

@yusufkasu9724 6 жыл бұрын

Hi I just love the way you explain , Thank you.

@keerthanapriyap8914 6 жыл бұрын

wonderful.....for filling up my head👍👍

@joelmukabire6907 4 жыл бұрын

Hey I love your channel... I'm an architect student unfortunately I haven't worked on a lot of projects... But I have one big project I have been developing for years now... So whenever I'm doing a new project I keep some major characteristics I have picked along the way and sort of add it as my language in every new project I start.

@khalidhassan9208 6 жыл бұрын

Really refreshing way to look at design, thanks for the video!

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

for sure...thanks +Khalid Hassan

@Scar315 6 жыл бұрын

Love your work. Please keep on doing this!!

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

thanks...you keep watching, I'll keep making...

@kumareshs6091 6 жыл бұрын

thank u so much erik ......these videos of urs have helped me a lot....keep going good

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

glad to help...

@flaxenRdn 5 жыл бұрын

thank you so much. following your channel really open me up to many thing...

@reehanparallax6616 6 жыл бұрын

Another video which is openhanded. I've definitely picked up quite some good tips from your channel. Keep up the good work Here's a less condensed Ideation process: Definition Information gathering Analysis + Inspiration Reflection + Solution Presentation And lastly Improvisation Thanks again for the insight! Good luck!

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

will do...thanks for lending your expertise and sharing your process...fascinating and well put. and of course, improvisation...! how could I forget? cheers my friend...

@terayuko 6 жыл бұрын

I'm in my final year and watching this while doing mundane photoshop work. This is like essence of an entire architectural course! 👍

@SwooKSuh 6 жыл бұрын

This video particularly helpful for me to explain to my students about the design concept development. You have a good way of explaining the process so simple yet inspirational. Keep doing what you do and it will help many new designers for the future.

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

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@zkababji 6 жыл бұрын

i can't believe that i have just stopped the video to thank you for such advises, back to it again

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

of course...you're welcome!

@manasikulkarni8510 6 жыл бұрын

R u an architect

@suhas2591 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the excellent ideas!🙏🏻

@user-om2iv9ob5v 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video - thank you!

@piookto4981 6 жыл бұрын

very inspiring, thank you.

@rachabelk3426 6 жыл бұрын

Thank u so much you're my inspiration

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

kind of you to say...cheers...

@dexterzdex5098 3 жыл бұрын

...peter cetera? XD

@laurentkoscielny695 6 жыл бұрын

thanks for ur channel, it enhances my thinking about architecture, hello from Cambodia

@reethiii 6 жыл бұрын

Your channel is pure gold✨❤ thanks a lot for making these videos😊

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

kind of you to say...cheers...

@vinaykamtimit 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for beautiful ideas

@Grozdor 4 жыл бұрын

That candle story is so good.

@ignisolympi7070 6 жыл бұрын

It's so difficult to keep our minds open and in the process of creativity all the time. Thank you for reminding me of not to stand in one place and constantly looking for inspiration.

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

of course my friend...i record these often as reminders for myself!

@faishaldhiyas3040 6 жыл бұрын

thank u, your opinion can guide my self how to solve any problems i can't finish ....

@chiaraguillen2324 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ! Im doing my final project and looking for ideas .. greetings from Paraguay

@biplobrabhapro 6 жыл бұрын

Woow.! So nice Sir. I like the way you explain every aspects of architectural ideas. thank you ☺️

@Fragsteady 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. The architecture professor I wish I had in college.

@genesisb7259 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the list of books!

@kirubelaabebe3816 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks again.

@Lilicamillo 6 жыл бұрын

Watching your videos from Brazil, very inspiring!

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

thanks for checking in...cheers from Maine, USA

@UdayKumar-yg4jh 6 жыл бұрын

Inspirational video. Thanks man.

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

10-4. glad to help.

@davidlandry8621 6 жыл бұрын

I use many different things to inspire my project (books, Pinterest, Houzz, old project, coworkers ...) When it doesn't work anymore or I'm stalling, I put the project aside and work on Something else and comeback later. I've learned that my incubation period for me as to come by itself, I cannot force it to arrive or my design is poor. It's like you've said; laying an egg !

@30by40 6 жыл бұрын

as much as I remind myself that it will come - and it always does - it remains a source of background insecurity/anxiety until I flesh it out...you sound more at ease with the process than I +David Landry...thanks for watching...