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Abstract

This paper discusses the role of catalogue drawing as a framing device to aid design thinking in the architectural design process. Catalogue drawing has been largely understood as a representation of the finished and curated design output. However, it is argued that catalogue drawing enables designers to handle, arrange, and process information, assisting them to frame this information for different needs of design discovery. This paper analyses the catalogue drawings produced by first-year Bachelor of Architecture Programme students in Universitas Indonesia in doing their first creative making project. The study highlights four categories of catalogue drawings with various roles, from catalogue drawing intended to capture the relevant information, investigate the particularities, create a bigger picture of the design condition, and outline the design proposition. The study found that each catalogue drawings were often repeated in loops throughout the design process, enabling the students to incrementally generate original design works. This study underlines the role of catalogue drawing in revealing the progression of design thinking that is often hidden throughout the architectural design process.

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Author Biography

Afifah Karimah
Afifah Karimah is a junior lecturer and researcher in the Department of Architecture, Universitas Indonesia. After obtaining her Master’s degree in Architectural Design at the same department in 2018, she has been involved in Architectural Design Research Cluster Universitas Indonesia. She is interested in the process of spatial design in architecture, especially on how the understanding of micro components could be integrated within the processes of architectural design and learning.

Paramita Atmodiwirjo
Paramita Atmodiwirjo is a professor of architecture at Universitas Indonesia. She obtained her PhD in Architecture and Master of Architectural Studies from the University of Sheffield, and MA in Education (Teaching and Learning) from the University of Bath. Her research interests are in the relationship between architecture, interior and the users’ behaviour, and the development of creative learning methods for architectural education. She has been awarded the FuturArc Green Leadership Award 2019, Holcim Awards Asia Pacific 2011, Teaching Excellence Award 2014, and IAI Jakarta Award 2012. She is the chief editor of Interiority journal, editorial board member of International Journal of Technology, co-curator of Tanahku Indonesia exhibition 2017, and the secretary for the International Association For Lifewide Learning (IAFLL).

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