Exploring Creative Design: Concepts and Definitions

Abstract

Design as an act related to producing an answer/solution  is seen as a creative process  in which the solution  is constructed by developing and refining both problems and  ideas together, and accordingly, transferring the design from being a routine design to a non-routine one. In this sense, design is not limited to the final outcome but also concerns how the outcome was reached. We can say, therefore, that design is not just the act of designing or the design product—it represents both conditions, and how they were conceived. However, one of the major problems with creativity is its definition, which has been developed and evolved over several decades.

The aim of this research is to gain a better understanding of creativity, in addition to demonstrating its role as a natural component of the design process in order to improve design ability.

Keywords: Architecture, Design, Creative design, Routine design.