Vocabulary items Brief (n.): detailed instructions or
information that are given at a meeting Design brief: is a written
document for a design project, which includes a description of
design objectives Once a situation statement is produced designers
will analyse the statement and produce a brief outline of exactly
what it is they have to do. This outline summarises the aim of
their task and states briefly the type of thing that is needed. It
is called "the design brief."
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Vocabulary items Lets imagine I am a website designer and you
want me to design a website. Obviously, unless you tell me what you
want, in the way of content, layout and colourings etc - or at
least some ideas, I wouldnt know where to start, so the information
I would want from you is the design brief: a set of instructions or
suggestions as a starting point from which to proceed further.
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Vocabulary items There are essentially two types of design
brief that you could use. The first is an "open brief" and the
second is a "closed brief".
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Vocabulary items An open design brief This type of design brief
enables you to devise many possible solutions to the need. It
allows you to have a large degree of freedom to experiment with a
range of design proposals (ideas). An open brief does not tell you
what the solution is going to be and will be useful if at this
stage you do not know exactly what it is you are going to
produce.
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Vocabulary items A closed design brief This will limit the
range of solutions you can determine for your project and narrow
the likely outcome by suggesting the type of solution you have to
produce. It doesn't tell you exactly what your design will look
like but it will state what the solution will be.
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Vocabulary items Concept (n.): an idea of how sth is, or how
sth should be done In other words, it is the reasoning behind an
idea, strategy, or proposal with particular emphasis placed on the
benefits brought on by that idea. Examples of concepts include the
design for a new automobile or the pitch behind an advertising
campaign.
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Vocabulary items Sketch (n.): a simple picture that is drawn
quickly and does not have many details E.g. She drew a sketch map
of the area to show us the way. E.g. Richard drew a rough sketch of
his apartment on a napkin. E.g. An automobile is born in a simple
sketch and finally hits the road years later, after a rigorous
round of tests.
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Vocabulary items Preliminary Drawings: The initial plans for
projects prepared by the designer or architects and engineers firm
during the early planning or promotinal stage of the building
development. They provide a means of communication between the
designer and the user.
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Vocabulary items Preliminary Drawings: These drawings are not
used for construction, but they are used for exploring design
concepts, material selection, preliminary cost estimates, approval
by the customer, and a basis for the preparation of finished
working drawings. E.g. Preliminary drawings are then turned into
working drawings.
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Comprehension Qs. Read part A in the book and answer the
following Qs. 1) What are the dwg types mentioned in the e-mail?
Please define them in your own words. Ans: rough sketches &
preliminary drawings Rough sketches are very simple pictures drawn
quickly without much detail. On the other hand, preliminary dwgs
(PDs) are the next step in which we develop skecthes into (PDs).
PDs give us detailed information about the building, providing a
basis for the preparation of working drawings.
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Comprehension Qs. Read part A in the book and answer the
following Qs. 2) Why do the ideas of the architect form an
adventurous concept? Ans: Because the design brief was pretty open.
In other words, the architect was able to reach a variety of
ideas/solutions since the design brief gave him a large degree of
freedom to do so.
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DESIGN BRIEF ROUGH SKETCHES PRELIMINARY DWGs Revision WORKING
DWGs Revision TRY TO EXPLAIN THE FLOW CHART
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Vocabulary items (Part B) Draft (n.): a piece of a plan that is
not yet in its finished form E.g. To finalise a design project, you
have to go over your first draft again and again. E.g. The
differences are beyond recognition between the rough/orginal and
final drafts of the building.
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Vocabulary items (Part B) Issue (v.): give sth to sb,
especially officially Syn: send out, distribute E.g. The sketches
of the camera were issued to the team head. E.g. The preliminary
drawings have been issued to the specialists in our team.
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Vocabulary items (Part B) Circulate (v.): send information to
all people in a group Syn: send out, distribute E.g. The sketches
of the camera were circulated to all members. E.g. The preliminary
drawings have been circulated to all the team members.
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Vocabulary items (Part B) Comment (on) (v.): to express an
opinion about sth E.g. After our specialists receive the sketches,
they will comment on them. E.g. The client did not comment on the
drawings, so we thought she had liked them.
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Vocabulary items (Part B) Amend (v.): change sth slightly in
order to correct a mistake or improve it Syn: revise E.g. Following
the comments of the unit head, we are going to amend/revise some of
the drawings. Amendment (n.) E.g. She has done some amendments to
the rough sketches.
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Vocabulary items (Part B) Supersede (v.): take the place of sth
that is no longer the best available Syn: replace E.g. At the end
of a design development phase, all rough sketches are usually
superseded by finished working drawings. E.g. After certain
amendments, drawing 130A becomes drawing 130B. In other words, dwg
130A is superseded (by dwg 130B).
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Vocabulary items (Part B) Refine (v.): to improve sth by making
small changes to it Syn: amend, revise E.g. The testers made some
comments and critiques that helped us refine the design. E.g. To
decide where to refine the design, you have to look at the overall
drive system.
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Vocabulary items (Part B) Sign off (phr. v.): to give your
formal approval to sth, by signing your name Syn: authorise E.g.
Major repainting work needs to be signed off by a qualified
engineer. E.g. After some amendments, senior engineers generally
sign off/authorise drawings.
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Vocabulary items (Part B) Work to sth (phr. v.): to follow a
plan/design E.g. After working drawings are finalized, the
construction team can work to them. E.g. The fabrication team will
work to the plan when we receive clarification about the current
drawing.
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Student A Look at the flow chart across the bottom of page 10
and describe the design development process in your own words to
your partner. While talking about the chart, try to explain the new
vocabulary items. PAIR-WORK Student B Look at the flow chart across
the bottom of page 10 and while listening to your partner, try to
ask further questions about the design development process and
vocab items.
