Thought Images
In some written documents, it is not uncommon to find that they can span several pages without any interruption.
If accompanied by visual elements, these are most often grouped in the center of the book, for reasons of economy and ease of layout. I believe it is very important that illustrations are juxtaposed with the text, that they are annotated, commented upon, and that together with the text, they form 'a whole'.
This commented and annotated graphic material, or if you prefer, these illustrated texts — whether diagrams, photos, drawings, sketches — are called 'thought images'.
These thought images fall into several categories, even if the boundaries are not exclusive: drawings expressing concepts, illustrations of ideas, process drawings, 'patterns', project research, comic strips, ideograms, personal reflection documents.
Other drawings, such as travel sketches, are obviously of a different nature...
Project Research
Forms and Structures
Project research consists of drawings, graphics, texts, and keywords that explore forms and constructive elements used in the development of an architectural project.
Furniture Projects
Project research consists of drawings, graphics, texts, and keywords that explore forms and constructive elements used in the development of a furniture project.
Windows
Project research consists of drawings, graphics, texts, and keywords that explore forms and constructive elements used in the development of a window project.
Expression of Concepts
Concepts are key ideas, condensed through drawings or diagrams. Concept thought images allow for the communication of their meaning and structure.
Patterns
Travel Sketches
Travel sketches are essentially travel journals, observation notes...
Process Drawings
Process drawings graphically express processes, sequences, and operating methods...
Ideograms
Ideograms are a highly condensed form of graphic expression, often postage-stamp-sized drawings, allowing for the rapid expression of concepts.
Illustrations of Ideas
Illustrations of ideas are more general explanations.
Comic Strips
Comic strips are essentially playful expressions that allow for the pleasant, or even ironic, communication of an idea, a process, a critique...
Born in France in 1931, Bernard Kohn emigrated to the United States in 1940. He pursued studies at Syracuse, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania (under the direction of Louis I. Kahn), then taught in the urban planning department at Yale University.
He worked in the United States and India, following in the footsteps of Patrick Geddes, before returning to France in 1969, where he joined the Ministry of Cultural Affairs as an educational advisor.
