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Grounded in the case of the Gallo House in Portugal (1968–1970/1971), the text argues that drawing makes thought understandable through a confrontation that is not an exact reflection of mental processes. 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It is not treated as an exact record of the thought process.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"How does the paper characterize the relationship between thought and representation?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"The relationship involves non-alignment: drawing reveals something more than a direct reflection of thought. 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As it is not the architect who builds the architectural objects, that work is done by others, it is through confrontation with the object’s representation, and not through confrontation with the construction thereof, that such objects are created. One could accept, perhaps it is even desirable, that the drawing is a translation of the thought, returning it to the creator in anew form; but one would also have to acknowledge that the drawing never reveals itself tobe an exact record of the thought process. Nevertheless, it is through the drawing that thought becomes understandable, so any lack of correspondence between thought and its representation must be regarded as something more than a deficiency. It is also important to consider the drawing to be more than just a reflection of the thought one wishes to develop further. In contemporary architectural design practice the drawing no longer enjoys the hegemony that a certain nostalgic idealisation of the work of the architect would confer upon it, but the relationship between the drawing and the design thought process remains closely knit, in that the creation of architectural objects continues to be dependent on representation thereof. Using a specific design process as an example – the Gallo House (1968-1970), in São Pedro de Moel, Portugal, by Manuel Mendes Tainha – in which the drawing was a decisive presence, this paper seeks to study the relations between thought and representation beyond the general notion of a certain subordination of the representation to the thought that brings it about. It is through the drawing that the thought can be realised, for it then to be confronted with the drawing.  \nIntroduction  \nArchitects make use of representation in conceiving architectural objects. As it is not architects who build those architectural objects, for that is the work of others, said objects are engendered proceeding from confrontation with their representation, and not from confrontation with their construction.  \nIt may be admissible – perhaps even desirable – that the drawing translates the thought, returning it to whomever thinks it, but it must be recognised that what the drawing reveals is never an exact reflection of the thought. Nevertheless, it is through the drawing that the thought is made understandable, so that it is important to consider that this non-alignment between thought and representation is more than just an inadequacy. One must also consider that the drawing is more than just a reflection of the thought that one wishes to elaborate.  \nThe presence of the drawing in contemporary design practice may no longer enjoy the dominant status it was once given by the nostalgic idealisation of the work of the architect, but the relationship between the drawing and the  \n*Assistant Professor/Research Fellow, Lusíada University, Lisbon/CITAD, Lusíada University, Lisbon, Portugal.  \n[https://doi.org/10.30958/aja.5-4-3](https://doi.org/10.30958/aja.5-4-3) doi=10.30958/aja.5-4-3  \ndesign thought process remains a questioning one, as the invention of architectural objects remains dependent on representation.  \nFigure 1. Gallo House, São Pedro de Moel, Portugal Source: Teresa Belo Rodeia, 2012.  \nBased on a specific design process – for the Gallo House (1968-1971) in São Pedro de Moel, Portugal (Figure 1), designed by the architect Manuel Tainha 1  \n1. Born in Paço de Arcos in 1922, Manuel Tainha graduated in Architecture from the Lisbon School of Fine Arts in 1950. He worked with Carlos Ramos and at Lisbon City Council, where he interned under the planner Faria da Costa until 1954.  \nHe was a member of the Architectural Association of London from 1959 onwards. His body of work is one of the most important in the context of Portuguese architecture in the latter half of the 20th century, with several","cbCailyYJiJAAK31","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailyYJiJAAK31","pdf",1429417,24,"English","# Introduction\n## Notes for Reflection on the Relationship between Design Thought and the Drawing","[{\"question\":\"What role does architectural drawing play in the design process?\",\"answer\":\"Drawing mediates between design thought and architectural objects, helping make thought understandable through confrontation with representation. It is not treated as an exact record of the thought process.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the paper characterize the relationship between thought and representation?\",\"answer\":\"The relationship involves non-alignment: drawing reveals something more than a direct reflection of thought. This discrepancy is considered more than a mere deficiency.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is the Gallo House case used in the paper?\",\"answer\":\"The Gallo House process is used as a specific example in which the drawing has a decisive presence, allowing the author to examine thought and representation beyond a simple subordination model.\"}]","Thinking as Drawing - Reflections on a Drawing that No Longer Exists | PDF"]