Dr. Mostafa Behzadfar Armanshahr Architecture & Urban Development 2008-5079 15 39 2022 09 22 Measuring the Creativity in the Formation of Initial Ideas Using Hand Drawing in the Architectural Design Process Measuring the Creativity in the Formation of Initial Ideas Using Hand Drawing in the Architectural Design Process 1 15 158084 10.22034/aaud.2021.249807.2318 FA Shirin Aghayan Ph.D. in Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Seyyed Hadi Ghoddusifar Assistant Professor, Faculty of Art and Architecture, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author). Seyyed Gholamreza Eslami Professor of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Iran. Journal Article 2020 09 23 Gaining knowledge of the design process and the events that occur during the design process of professional architects can greatly help increase design knowledge. One of the problems observed in the Iranian academic and professional fields nowadays, is the lack of sufficient knowledge of such topics and the use of the results of such research. The study of creativity in the design process of architects, known as Situated Creativity (S-creativity) occupies a significant part of studies in the field of the design process. All the design processes gone through the idea generation stage by professional architects do not have the same level of creativity, and studying the processes including the optimal level of creativity will definitely be more valuable. The current study aims to measure the level of creativity in the ideation stage among Iranian professional architects. In this regard, the ideation stage in the design process gone through by eight Iranian professional architects is investigated. These architects used sketches, including freehand sketches and diagrams, in their ideation process. The protocol analysis using retroactive verbalization, and linkographic analysis are the research methods used in this study. Divergent-convergent thinking and creative insights were measured in architects' design process through quantitative analysis of Linkograph and analysis of Linkograph structure.. The findings indicate a good level of creativity in the design process of some architects, indicating that the control of convergent and divergent thinking, which is formed unconsciously in the mind of a professional architect, can play a very decisive role in the desirability of creativity and of course, the desirability of the ideation stage in the design process. Gaining knowledge of the design process and the events that occur during the design process of professional architects can greatly help increase design knowledge. One of the problems observed in the Iranian academic and professional fields nowadays, is the lack of sufficient knowledge of such topics and the use of the results of such research. The study of creativity in the design process of architects, known as Situated Creativity (S-creativity) occupies a significant part of studies in the field of the design process. All the design processes gone through the idea generation stage by professional architects do not have the same level of creativity, and studying the processes including the optimal level of creativity will definitely be more valuable. The current study aims to measure the level of creativity in the ideation stage among Iranian professional architects. In this regard, the ideation stage in the design process gone through by eight Iranian professional architects is investigated. These architects used sketches, including freehand sketches and diagrams, in their ideation process. The protocol analysis using retroactive verbalization, and linkographic analysis are the research methods used in this study. Divergent-convergent thinking and creative insights were measured in architects' design process through quantitative analysis of Linkograph and analysis of Linkograph structure.. The findings indicate a good level of creativity in the design process of some architects, indicating that the control of convergent and divergent thinking, which is formed unconsciously in the mind of a professional architect, can play a very decisive role in the desirability of creativity and of course, the desirability of the ideation stage in the design process. https://www.armanshahrjournal.com/article_158084_679df2ff70b899cc12f0e4ddecad9032.pdf