The Second Studio Design and Architecture Show #391 - How to Get Into The Flow State of Designing Architecture
Apr 23, 2024
Listen to this podcast for insights on getting into the 'flow state' while designing architecture, including strategies for focus, music's impact, creating the right working environment, challenges in architecture school, and balancing creativity with rationality.
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Architecture Design Is Responsive
- Architecture design is never from a blank page; it is always responsive to context and constraints.
- Missing or incorrect information often causes design getting stuck, not lack of skill or creativity.
Use Music To Enter Flow
- Use music to drown out distractions and help enter flow state while designing.
- Instrumental or non-vocal music often works best for focus during creative work.
Don Ellis Jazz Inspired Focus
- David Lee used Don Ellis's jazz album repetitively during architecture school to help get into creative mode.
- The complex rhythms matched the geometrical nature of architectural modeling and kept him alert.