EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF COMPOSITIONAL THINKING IN SENIOR ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS

Abstract

Analysis of a small part of methodological literature about development of compositional thinking in architecture students and its effect on development of flexible compositional activity skills in design work, acute need in development of a contemporary architect’s personality able to adapt to new technologies and challenges of a job market determined the choice of the topic for the research “Experimental Methodology for Development of Compositional Thinking in Senior Architecture Students”. The article covers the object, subject, purpose, hypothesis and tasks of the research concerning development of compositional thinking based on the proposed system of composition exercises. In the course of the research we have identified certain trends in development of compositional thinking in senior architecture students, such as: management of creative skills development was possible only on the basis of a set of various optimally compatible forms and methods, focused instruction and education on the basis of fairly wide general development of students in view of their personalities. Research prospect, in our opinion, includes further study of possibilities for use of the system of exercises on general laws of composition in development of visual thinking in architecture students and improvement of their professional qualities in creative and design projects.