Jan:
I truly like and agree with your characterization of the many ways that (an
intention to) design can begin. I would never suggest that an intention is a
plan that must be followed or that a plan should precede goalsetting. Rather
I see an intention as a declaration of goals to be pursued that affect what
plans might be formulated or what forms might be produced. Goals can be
construed as the means by which the causality of an intention are
implemented. I accept that goal criteria might be stated as principles to be
followed. However, I don't accept the idea that a design brief is a
pre-emptive prescription or methodology. Rather it is a statement of
intentional goals that can be met in many creative ways.
Thanks for your spirited post!
Chuck
On 1/9/05 9:57 PM, "Jan Coker" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Is it the set of principles which an end state must meet to be acceptable, for
> in stance ecological balance in some defined way or is it the design brief
> statement which might be prescriptive pre-empting creative solutions such as
> the classic example of mouse trap (prescriptive) as opposed to rid an area of
> mice (less prescriptive).
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