STUDY ON THE ESTABLICHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OF “PROBLEM SEEKING METHOD” AND THE NATURE OF ITS METHODOLOGY STRUCTURE

This study examined the “Problem Seeking method” that is a typical method of architectural programming, in order to clarify the establishment process and the nature of its methodology structure as well as the development process after established, and then, to determine whether it is valid for today's architectural programming practice. For studying these issues, we had multiple interviews with those involved in its establishment, and analyzed author's study-notes and a variety of literatures that seemed to have influenced on its establishment. As the result, it was clarified that the “Problem Seeking method” have been established based upon the accumulation of huge theoretical and practical experiences as well as useful theories, ideas and heuristic approach exerted from the studies on various problem-solving methodologies, and that the method must be a very practical approach for architectural programming.