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The Alphabet of Form -"A"; Concept Design Through Sketching
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The Alphabet of Form -"A"; Concept Design Through Sketching

Discover the art of transforming letters into architectural forms through creativity, imagination, and design.
Created byMajid Yeganegi
Last updated 10/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Concept Design
  • Design Sketching
  • Sketching
  • Ideation
  • Visual Thinking
  • Creativity and creative thinking
  • Learn form generation, ideation, shape exploration and concept development used by professional designers.
  • Architectural sketching and architectural ideation

Course content

2 sections • 14 lectures • 1h 58m total length
  • Form exploration inspired by the letter A7:03

    Here you learn how to generate and design many ideas based on the letter A. In fact what you learn is creative thinking and the alphabet is excuse.

    On upcoming lessons we turn some of these 2d sketches into 3D architectural forms and will learn about creativity tips and form generation techniques.

  • Mirror a form and rotate it to create new forms!18:11

    we will discover how mirroring and rotating, making distance and then connecting may result in fresh ideas.

  • Mirror, rotate, separate6:15

    Hilltop villa!

    Let's see how we might turn a rotated A into a hilltop villa..

  • Villa "A" , another variation7:08

    How could be the letter A imagined as a villa? there are so many ways and we will discover one!

  • "A" Apartment!6:04

    What if we could turn an A into an apartment

  • Curved a villa!9:55

    How may a curved-top A form turn into a villa? In this  session we will discover an answer.

  • 3A Villa10:48

    Do you think if 3 A may turn into an amazing villa? Let's explore how...

  • "A" Church8:18

    How about imagining an A as a church?
    Let's discover the path...

  • An alpine hotel7:39

    Let's see if we rotate a skewed A and stack it on another one what will happen...

  • 2 A office7:29

    2 A rotated on ground with some distance and connected with some cuts to create cozy yards...

Requirements

  • It is all about creativity and enjoying your time. You need a curious mind! Also, It would be nice if you have the very basic sketching knowledge.

Description

What if a letter could become architecture?

In The Alphabet of Form – “A”, you’ll learn to see beyond the familiar shape of a letter and discover its potential as a source of architectural creativity.

Through 14 educational videos, you’ll explore how to transform the letter A into architectural forms, developing your ability to observe, reinterpret, experiment, and generate new design ideas.

What will you learn?

  • Think creatively: Discover new possibilities hidden in a familiar letter.

  • Transform shapes into forms: Explore how the letter A can inspire architectural compositions.

  • Develop visual thinking: Learn to look at simple shapes from new perspectives.

  • Experiment with design: Explore different ways of generating architectural ideas.

  • Build creative confidence: Approach form-making with curiosity, imagination, and an open mind.

Who is this course for?

Architecture students, designers, artists, and anyone who wants to strengthen their creative thinking and explore new approaches to form-making.

No advanced architectural knowledge is required—just curiosity and a willingness to experiment.

Your creative outcome: By the end of this course, you’ll have explored how a simple letter can become a starting point for architectural form-making, while developing a more imaginative approach to seeing and designing.

Start with A. Think beyond the letter. Discover the architecture within.

Who this course is for:

  • Architectural Design students
  • Industrial Design students
  • Concept Artists
  • Design Enthusiasts
  • Creative Professionals