How to think like an Architect?

All the time I set the problem to myself, which is - I can not really think like an architect. This is because when I look at the pictures of architectural sketches, I can't 'read' them. I am trying to look at shapes, details and landscapes and the things like that. But I recently discovered a person in YouTube, who is explaining how to think like an architect! Actually he answered in all my questions after I watched those videos.

Picture from Barry Berkus videos compilation  - How To Think Like An Architect.

So let's start from - Architectural Drawing. What should you pay attention at 'reading' sketches.

• Architectural drawings are used for a number of purposes: to develop a design idea into coherent proposal, to communicate ideas and concepts, to enable a building contractor - construct it and to make a record of a building that already exist.
• Linking to sketches and diagrams. Sketch is a freehand drawing, a quick way to record and develop an ideas and one of the most important thing about sketch is that - it's not intended as a finished work. A diagram may be drawn freehand but deals with symbols, to develop a logic of a design. Both may be worked up in more presentable form and used to communicate the principles of a design.

So I found out what do you have to think about when you 'reading' the architectural sketches. First I think, is find out more about that sketch. If it's your friends sketch, then as them what did they think about when they drew that sketch, where did they get an idea, what inspired them and the things like that. Then use your imagination to create how that architectural sketch would look like in real world. Think about shapes and details.

Come back to architect - Barry Berkus. His videos on Youtube are very informative and it has good examples. Also before you watching those videos try to ask some questions yourself about thinking like an Architect. I hope he will answer to your questions! 

Link to the videos:

http://m.youtube.com/user/BarryBerkus