The Design Brief: Connecting the Loop through Cooling Corridors

Module I Exercise 2: Envisioning the Project and Drafting of a Schematic Design Brief

In this module, each team will choose one design intervention after consultation with the professors and develop a detailed design brief that analyzes and frames the challenges your mapping phase discovered, and moves towards projective design recommendations.

A design brief is the written document that a business client (private or public entity or developer) uses to communicate with its design team about what is necessary for a successful built project. It should include the following components: 1) a summary of needs and challenges; 2) design objectives; and 3) design recommendations.