The design process + aging materials

"The Design Cycle" is made of 4 steps. Investigate: identify the problem, plan: plan/design the solution, create: create whatever you are making, and evaluate: evaluate how the design works, do testing, improve things for next time. I agree with brands' thesis about how some materials change more quickly than others. For example, brick is pretty resilient compared to cheap lap siding made of a plastic material. Brick lasts longer than the lap siding. Other things that are resilient are bucco, stone and metal, these are very long lasting materials. All of these materials will give a building a different look of course, and some are more neutral than other in terms of fashion.