Applying the Ideality of Systematic Innovation (TRIZ) in Architectural Design

The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of using Ideality pillar of TRIZ on the performance of the design of architecture students.

A semi-experimental research is carried out in the form of pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population includes the architecture students of Najafabad University. The research sample consists of 24 students in the control group and 23 students in the experiment group. The control groups’ design process has no training or new method but the teacher of the experimental group leads the students to use TRIZ Ideality pillar during their design. At the end of the semester, the design of all students was evaluated by using a performance assessment method by three teachers. a covariance test was used to analyze the data.

The results showed that teaching and using Ideality enhances the design performance of students.

According to the findings, the use of creativity techniques, especially the theory of the TRIZ that encourages both convergent and divergent thinking, is essential in the design process of architecture. Thus, teaching TRIZ is recommended throughout the student's period of study.