Title:
Quantifying the Creative Process
Author(s):
Thomas G. Leech
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
17
Issue:
8
Appears on pages(s):
54-57
Keywords:
aesthetics; bridge decks; piers; structural design; Design
DOI:
Date:
8/1/1995
Abstract:
To design a truly graceful structure is to capture a "glimpse" of the structure in the mind's eye before even the first sketch is made. For many, the creative process is indeed that "glimpse" into the uncharted. Where the common goal of both owner and designer is to create a graceful structure, four harmonies must be applied: the harmonies of ratio, mass, light, and perspective. Simple mathematical and geometrical bases for their harmonies are explored in this article.