Pre-design booklets document how architects set up a successful project by translating client aspiraations into visuals and succinct messages. They often include strong examples of state of the art design:
>Bruce Mau Design’s Vision for the UO School of Architecture and Allied Arts. Feb 2011 Design Strategies and Mar 2011 Vision Presentation are filled with strong diagrams and visual examples.
3XN’s design for the London School of Economics Union (from BMD AAA Design Strategies)
- Allan Price Science Commons & Research Library Expansion at UO: Browse the Vision Statement and Conceptual Design Study by Pivot to understand how gathering data can be a key part of a design process. Both contain colorful mini-case studies and measured sample rooms housing activities.
- Corvallis Coho Ecovillage’s Site Program booklet summarizes community aspirations, site limitations and desired design patterns.
Fielding Nair’s DesignShare site illustrates well-designed activity spaces in the Design Patterns from The Language of School Design (AAA LB3218.A1 N35 2007) It also has good examples of consistent plan diagrams in its Award Program listings before 2007.
