scholarly journals Studio One: A New Teaching Model for Exploring Bio-Inspired Design and Fabrication

Biomimetics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Schleicher ◽  
Georgios Kontominas ◽  
Tanya Makker ◽  
Ioanna Tatli ◽  
Yasaman Yavaribajestani
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Architectural Education ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Alternative Teaching ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
Capstone Projects ◽  
Successes And Challenges

The increasing specialization in architecture has clearly left its marks not only on the general profession but also on architectural education. Many universities around the world react to this development by offering primarily conventional and overly discipline-specific courses that often lack bold new concepts. To remedy this situation, the authors propose an alternative teaching model called Studio One, which seeks to facilitate new dynamic links between architecture and other disciplines based on the interplay between fundamental research, design exploration, and practical application. The goal is to develop an interdisciplinary, collaborative design training that encompasses the best that nature has to teach us, realized through the technology that humans have achieved. At the core of this class is the study of biological structures and the development of bio-inspired construction principles for architectural design. Both aspects are rich sources of innovation and can play an important role in the training of future architects and engineers. This paper seeks to provide a coherent progress report. After a brief introduction to the general objectives of Studio One, the authors will specify the methods and 21st century skills that students learned during this class. Relying on four student capstone projects as examples, the paper will then go into more detail on how natural structures can inspire a new design process, in which students abstract basic biomimetic principles and transfer them into the construction of architectural prototypes and pavilions. Finally, the authors conclude by discussing the particular successes and challenges facing this teaching model and identify the key improvements that may give this program an even bigger impact in the future.

Application of an Alternative Teaching Model in a Virtual Architectural Design Studio: Impacts and Constraints

2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-84
Author(s):  
Rabee M. Reffat
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Shared Responsibility ◽  
Design Studio ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Virtual Design ◽  
Alternative Teaching ◽  
3D Virtual Environment ◽  
Architectural Design Studio

This paper introduces an alternative teaching model in a virtual architectural design studio, its application, impacts and constraints. This model aims for achieving collaborative learning through facilitating students to Inhabit, Design, Construct and Evaluate (IDCE) their designs collaboratively in a multi-user real-time 3D virtual environment platform (Activeworlds). The application of this model in virtual design studio (VDS) teaching has favorably impacted students' motivation for active, creative and explorative learning, social dynamics between studio participants. It also fostered learning electronic communication, collaboration techniques and etiquette in addition to design technology. The model assisted in developing collaborative experience and shared responsibility. However, there are some drawbacks of the virtual environment platform that hindered having a responsive design environment to users' needs with especially in modeling and rate of viewing. The advantages and constraints of applying the IDCE teaching model in a multi-user real-time 3D virtual environment for first year students at the University of Sydney are addressed in this paper.

scholarly journals Changing architectural education for reaching sustainable future: A contribution to the discussion

Spatium ◽  
2013 ◽  
pp. 75-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danijela Milovanovic-Rodic ◽  
Jelena Zivkovic ◽  
Ksenija Lalovic
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Economic ◽  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Critical Level ◽  
The Other ◽  
Architectural Education ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Integral Education ◽  
Educational Methodology

This paper discusses potential changes for the architectural education in response to rapid environmental, economic and socio-political situations, globally and locally. Unpredictability and complexity of those changes on one side and increasing exclusion of architects in urban developments on the other side, are forcing us to rethink the role and purpose of architects and architecture in society in general. We started to question methodology and the substance of architectural education which would create professional architects that would be able to deliver and implement creative sustainable solutions. It is evident that the need for the sustainable architectural design, sensitive to environment and energy issues, has reached a critical level in both public and professional circles. However, the issue of social sensibility is still not adequately taken into consideration by professionals. We argue that it is a consequence of archaic academic curricula which must be changed in order to support a paradigm shift. This change would be from the ?architect provider? to the ?architect enabler?. As a result of this issue, we introduce a new educational methodology to support: (1) building student's capacity for being engaged in collaborative design process, and (2) building bridges between the different disciplines in order to reach integral education.

The Centre and the Periphery: some reflections on the nature and conduct of architectural research

1995 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean Hawkes
Keyword(s):  
Research Society ◽  
The State ◽  
Architectural Education ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Valid Model ◽  
Studio Instruction ◽  
Unit System ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
Architectural Research

This paper, which is based upon a talk given to the Martin Centre Research Society at the Department of Architecture at Cambridge in October 1994, examines the continuing relevance of the model of architectural research which was proposed at the Oxford Conference on architectural education in 1958. It suggests that the Oxford model, with its roots in the procedures of the sciences, in which ‘fundamental’ research precedes ‘development’, before leading into practical application, fails to account for the role of the designer in the evolution of the state of architecture. It also proposes that developments in architectural education, in particular the growth of the unit system of studio instruction, have added a further element to the productive and investigative potential of the schools of architecture, and that this must be accounted for in any valid model of research.

scholarly journals Evidence-Based Design in Architectural Education: Designing the First Maggie’s Centre in Israel

2021 ◽  
pp. 193758672110079
Author(s):  
Nirit Putievsky Pilosof ◽  
Yasha Jacob Grobman
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Architectural Education ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Architecture Education ◽  
The Impact

Objective The study examines the integration of the Evidence-based Design (EBD) approach in healthcare architecture education in the context of an academic design studio. Background Previous research addressed the gap between scientific research and architectural practice and the lack of research on the use of the EBD approach in architectural education. Methods The research examines an undergraduate architectural studio to design a Maggie’s Centre for cancer care in Israel and evaluates the impact of the EBD approach on the design process and design outcomes. The research investigates the impact of the integration of three predesign tasks: (1) literature review of healing architecture research, (2) analysis and comparison of existing Maggie’s Centres, and (3) analysis of the context of the design project. Results The literature review of scientific research supported the conceptual design and development of the projects. The analysis of existing Maggie’s centers, which demonstrated the interpretation of the evidence by different architects, developed the students’ ability to evaluate EBD in practice critically, and the study of the projects’ local context led the students to define the relevance of the evidence to support their vision for the project. Conclusions The research demonstrates the advantages of practicing EBD at an early stage in healthcare architectural education to enhance awareness of the impact of architectural design on the users’ health and well-being and the potential to support creativity and innovative design. More studies in design studios are needed to assess the full impact of integrating EBD in architectural education.

Architectural design communication (ADC) in online education during COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison of Turkish and Spanish universities

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayşegül Akçay Kavakoğlu ◽  
Derya Güleç Özer ◽  
Débora Domingo-Callabuig ◽  
Ömer Bilen
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Architectural Education ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Design Communication ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technical Drawing

PurposeThe paper aims to examine the concept of architectural design communication (ADC) for updating design studio dynamics in architectural education during the Covid-19 pandemic. Within this perspective, the changing and transforming contents of architectural education, the thinking, representation and production mediums are examined through the determined components of ADC. There are five components in the study, which are (1) Effective Language Use, (2) Effective use of Handcrafts, (3) Effective Technical Drawing Knowledge, (4) Effective Architectural Software Knowledge and (5) Outputs.Design/methodology/approachThe research method is based on qualitative and quantitative methods; a survey study is applied and the comparative results are evaluated with the path analysis method. The students in the Department of Architecture of two universities have been selected as the target audience. Case study 1 survey is applied to Altinbas University (AU) and Case study 2 survey is applied to Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (UPV) students during the COVID-19 pandemic; ‘19-‘20 spring term, online education.FindingsAs a result, two-path analysis diagrams are produced for two universities, and a comparative analysis is presented to reveal the relationships of the selected ADC components.Originality/valueThis paper fulfills an identified need to study how ADC can be developed in online education platforms.

scholarly journals Students’ views of the architectural design review: The design crit in East Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 377-396
Author(s):  
Mark RO Olweny
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Architectural Education ◽  
Hostile Environment ◽  
East African ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Design Review ◽  
Signature Pedagogy ◽  
Associated Design ◽  
Goals And Objectives

The design studio and the associated design review can be regarded as the signature pedagogy of architectural education, where students garner the essence of what it means to be an architect. Here, novices are transformed into architects through the acquisition of architectural cultural capital. This paper investigates the design review in East African schools of architecture from a student’s perspective, garnered from focus group discussions carried out in five schools of architecture, and corroborated through observations. Findings indicate challenges in the design review, vis-à-vis the broader goals and objectives of architectural education. However, it did uncover attempts at change, via a ‘back seat instructor approach’, for example, breaking down the stereotype of the design review as a hostile environment for students. The paper concludes with a few recommendations to help recast this signature pedagogical approach as a truly discursive environment.

Formation of Engineering Thinking in Multilevel Architectural Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 771 ◽  
pp. 24-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarita Perkova ◽  
Lyudmila Kolesnikova ◽  
Elena Korotun
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Architectural Education ◽  
Professional Work ◽  
University Training ◽  
Training Specialists

The issues of the development of engineering thinking in the training of architects, starting with pre-university training at school, are considered; the optimal list of disciplines and their content within the school process are determined. The methods of training specialists, their adaptation to the conditions of professional work in the learning process are considered. The method of competitive real design as an elective part of "Architectural Design" of students of the Belgorod Architectural School is discussed, which will improve the training of architects in higher education and develop engineering thinking.

Teaching Design and Practice of a Project-Based Blended Learning Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanrong Tong ◽  
Kinshuk ◽  
Xuefeng Wei
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Teaching Experiment ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Single Chip ◽  
Teaching Mode ◽  
Design Idea ◽  
Design And Practice ◽  
Self Learning

Project-based learning (PBL) and Blended Learning (BL) have been widely used in universities. There are some empirical teaching researches on PBL in the BL environment for some specific courses, but for the combination of PBL and BL, there is as yet no universal teaching model. This article puts forward a new universal teaching mode: Project-Based Blended Learning (PBBL) and describes a teaching experiment in applying PBBL. Firstly, the design idea of PBBL is discussed. Secondly, taking a course on Single Chip Microcomputers (SCM) as an example, the strategies of selecting, designing and controlling the core teaching elements are given, and the complete implementation plan and concrete methods are described. The teaching case shows that the PBBL gives full play to the advantages of BL and PBL, and can effectively improve students' abilities of self-learning, practical application and innovation.

scholarly journals Quantitative assessment of the identifiability of pipeline systems★The research was carried out within the project III.17.4.3 of the Fundamental research program of SB RAS (AAAA-A17-117030310437-4)

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 03004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolay N. Novitsky ◽  
Oksana A. Grebneva
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Identifiability Analysis ◽  
Estimated Parameters ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Pipeline Systems ◽  
Analytic Expressions ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
Optimal Measurements ◽  
Water Gas ◽  
Parametric Identifiability

The article is devoted to the issues of quantitative assessment of the identifiability of the pipeline systems (heat, water, gas supply systems etc.). Identifiability is first considered as a complex property, including such particular properties as observability and parametric identifiability. A brief description of the topic relevance and a review of available development in this sphere allow giving the structuring of identifiability analysis problems. The technique of differentiate quantitative analysis of this property is disclosed. It based on the use of analytical expressions for covariance matrices of parameters. New concepts of experimental matrices, parametric identifiability and observability of pipeline systems are introduced. Analytic expressions for these matrices are given. The substantiation of the integral indicators of the pipeline systems identifiability is presented, including the covariance matrix determinant for the estimated parameters and the relative variance of the prediction for non-measurable state parameters. The analytical interrelation of these indicators is opened. These indicators can be accepted in a role of criteria at decision of synthesis problems for optimal measurements composition.

Interpretation of Transparency in the Design of Green Office Buildings

2013 ◽  
Vol 742 ◽  
pp. 131-135
Author(s):  
Juan Ren ◽  
Yu Liu ◽  
Gang Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Visual Language ◽  
Modern Architecture ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Art And Technology ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Environmental Considerations

Green buildings have caught increasing attention in the global context. For green office building (GOB), the design should satisfy both the natural and working environmental considerations. Noticing that while a wide range of eco-technologies have been applied in existing GOBs, comparatively less than enough attentions have been put on the art performance of such buildings, this paper introduces and discusses how transparency, as an important visual language in modern architecture, can be used as a tool to bridge and emphasize the inseparable connection between art and technology in the architectural design area. The purpose of this paper is not only to explore and discuss new concepts regarding design of GOBs, but also to provide references for sustainable design in a larger perspective.

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