Teaching and Experimenting with Architectural Design

Marios Phocas, Demetris Economides, Andreas Savvides University of Cyprus, Faculty of Engineering, Nicosia, Cyprus 409

that result from the three main areas of design, i.e. the structure, the construction

and the technical systems. In search for honesty in architectural expression, the

structure obtains a specific form, a specific morphology. It is clearly defined in its

implemented sub elements, regarding their optimal and readable functions, construc-

tion and connections.

The integrated design approach

Architectural design projects with emphasis on the interdisciplinary nature of archi-

tectural technology, supervised at the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning of

the University of Stuttgart and currently at the Department of Civil and Environmental

Figure 5
Design Project “Information Centre for Bionics, Rosensteinpark, Stuttgart”, University of Stutt-
gart 2003.