About sketching an iterative process, Part 1. I believe that any architectural project starts with a concept, and let us call it to have an idea. As humans, we communicate ideas through sound, smell, taste, touch, and VISION. There is an English adage, A picture is worth a thousand words; a saying that suggests that complex ideas may be expressed by a single image transmitting the essence of the idea.

Element, system and structure. I believe that there is no architecture without a sound structural system, be it expressed or hidden from sight. For the seasoned professional, this statement seems self-evident, but for neophytes and young architectural students, the concept of architecture is often thought of as merely the creation of spaces, or the expression of a list of functions, or worse, the design of beautiful objects.