Category: Pedagogy

In the field of architectural education, unlike other college majors, learners and educators can search their immediate physical environment for evidence of inspiration for design ideas. As a building type, the school of architecture does not just provide a learning environment, but it can also influence design and pedagogical agendas. This paper examines the influence of the school of architecture and design building on the pedagogical experience of faculty and students by considering its role as physical evidence of design philosophies and its impact on the development of specific pedagogical agendas. The investigation looked into three case studies located in diverse geographical and cultural contexts that are also representative of multiple approaches to design education, focusing on understanding the relationship between formal and spatial systems and pedagogical directions.