Investigation about the Feasibility and Impediments of TRIZ Application in Architectural Design Process

Research about new methods in architectural design process can expand design researches. Structured design methods can make design more learnable and teachable. This study is an attempt to draw a framework for research about application of TRIZ theory in architecture in terms of wicked or ill-defined problems.This investigation reflects the applications of basic concepts and theoretical foundations of TRIZ such as technical systems, ideality, evolution of systems, contradictions, Su-field and ARIZ algorithm in architecture. For spatial configuration, redefining parameters and principles is proposed. We concluded that further concepts of ideality and levels of innovation should be defined specifically for architecture.