What makes a good Architectural Design?

A good Architectural Design is considered to be able to suit the current situation and context of the factors of the area around the building. Factors of the area include the population of the people around the area and their age group as well as what kind of aesthetics that the people like.

An example of a good Architectural Design is the Fairbank's University of Alaska Museum of the North. People using this buildings are visitors to the museum looking for Alaska's people, places and wildlife.

People of this kind would like to see a design that can resemble Alaska. The design of the museum is inspired by fire inside ice, as Alaska snows most of the time, and thus the design being inspired by ice and glaciers makes it a suitable design. The design comprise

s of the shape and structure of glaciers. The building's centrepiece is able to cast a warm fire-like glow to resemble fire inside ice.

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What is Architectural Design

1. Dictionary Definition:

Concept that focuses on the components or elements of a structure or system and unifies them into a coherent and functional whole, according to a particular approach in achieving the objective(s) under the given constraints or limitations.

(Source: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/architectural-design.html)

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Architectural Design is defined as problem solving by adding value to buildings. This is done by giving the building a simplistic design that can solve the problem. Architectural Design also has to not only solve a problem, but also benefit society.

(Source: http://bluearchitecture.wordpress.com/2011/06/18/what-is-architectural-design/)

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Architectural Design is the actual design and layout of spaces. The aspects of architectural design include construction, design and manipulation of light. These are used to create practical and functioning spaces from different materials.

(Source: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-architecture-design.htm)