The question that triggered my topic of research is 'Can you design without being subconsciously influenced? Everybody has experienced design previously in one way or another, whether it has sparked a reaction of dislike or admiration. Objects that have been designed are all around us, whether it be a door handle, a sustainable facade system or a garden fence. The question I ask is, when I design a building with a similar facade system to the one i have previously seen, is this plagiarism within architecture? Have I stolen somebody else's design and work? I would be prosecuted if I directly copied a chapter of a book, so why is it that 'rip off architecture' so regularly occurs.
In the architecture education system, i believe students are actively encouraged to plagiarize, however it is cleverly disguised a sourcing precedents. Students are told to look into projects that relate to their brief, whether that be the materials, concept site. Often features of these projects will then be incorporated into the student's own work.
Is researching previous projects, intellectual plagiarism?
This is one of the questions i will attempt to answer in my study. The opposing side of the argument is one is always subconsciously influenced by the physical world around us. We may see a building we like or admire, this building, or the feelings it provoked, are then conscious when we go on to design at a later time.
precedentnoun |ˈpresid(ə)nt|an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to beconsidered in subsequent similar circumstances : there are substantial precedents for using interactive media in training | breaking with all
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