primary generator

Problem statement: 

The initial phase of design is a complex, crucial, and ambiguous stage. Researchers suggest that designers rely on very simplistic thoughts at the onset of design to narrow down the chain of possible solutions, referred to as primary generators. Primary generators have various sources, one of which is cross-disciplinary references; cinema, in particular, provides a vast array of unexplored spaces. Therefore, the question of this study is: how can cinematic works be considered a source for the formation of primary generators?

This study aims to explore the role of cinema as a formative source of primary generators, thus establishing a credible resource to facilitate the initial design step, which often faces numerous complexities.

The present study first elucidates the concept of primary generators based on existing theoretical discussions in library sources. It then employs qualitative research methods and content analysis of sequences from selected cinematic works to assess the potential of cinema as a source of primary generators.

After gaining insight into the concept of primary generators, a categorization was provided, along with theoretical evidence from cinematic texts for each category. Four distinct viewpoints were adopted based on this categorization, including existential (human life), metaphorical-philosophical, environmental, and formal aspects, with examples from cinematic works presented for each. These findings demonstrate that cinema is a significant source of primary generators and can inspire a wide range of primary generators.

Design thinking 1 is related to disciplines such as architecture, industrial design and art and is also discussed today in the disciplines of engineering and management. Design thinking, as the main tool of designers' creativity, has always been considered as one of the pillars of architecture education and many factors have played a role in strengthening or weakening it. These include: culture, gender, age, parenting styles, school and occupation. One of the factors that can weaken the architectural design thinking is the maladaptive schemas of the mind that have received much attention in recent years and its harms in various areas, especially in the field of relationships and social interactions, have been studied and less Its impact on design thinking and specifically architectural design thinking has been discussed.Research question: In this regard, the question arises: What is the relationship between architectural design thinking and incompatible schemas?Objectives of this research: The purpose of this research is 1) to understand the relationship between architectural design thinking and incompatible schemas 2) to create an introduction to understand the effect of incompatible schemas on architectural design thinking and its possible harms.Research

The research method in the first part is descriptive, which introduces the idea of architectural design and incompatible schemas, and in the second part is an analysis based on logical reasoning that by studying theoretical foundations and analyzing concepts, the relationship between architectural design thinking and schema. Incompatibilities are inferred.The most important findings and conclusions of the research: In this paper, in order to obtain the relationship between architectural design thinking and incompatible schemas, first the nature of architectural design thinking was examined and it was found that architectural design thinking is formed from the interaction of two types of thinking, namely creative thinking and critical thinking. They run the architectural design process in parallel and at the same time. The purpose of architectural design thinking is to create the initial generator of its design and development until the formation of the final product, which can be achieved through the interaction of creative thinking and critical thinking, relying on the designer's memory. The memory of the designer has a dynamic and active structure in architectural design thinking and consists of a complex and intertwined network of mental schemas. The analysis of the characteristics of the primary generator and the classification of the types of schemas showed that mental schemas do not have the same characteristics and some of them are present in architectural design thinking, one of which is the incompatible schema. By identifying the types of maladaptive schemas and their place in architectural design thinking, it was concluded that maladaptive schemas, by disrupting creative thinking and critical thinking, weaken architectural design thinking. In creative thinking, incompatible schemas, by being in the position of basic schemas, due to their rigid structure, prevent the acceptance of new concepts and ideas and reduce the flexibility of the mind, and in critical thinking, by being in the position of benchmark schemas, It will lead to misinterpretation of the problem, errors in evaluating new ideas, and the creation of pseudo-critical thinking.