Students' Views of the Architectural Design Review: The Design Crit in East Africa

Autor/in	Olweny, Mark R. O.
Titel	Students' Views of the Architectural Design Review: The Design Crit in East Africa
Quelle	In: Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 19 (2020) 4, S.377-396 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Olweny, Mark R. O.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1474-0222
DOI	10.1177/1474022219833595
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Design; Teaching Methods; Architectural Education; Architecture; Novices; Cultural Capital; Educational Change; Power Structure; Educational Quality; Foreign Countries; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Architektur; Bildungsreform; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Ausland; Kenia; Tansania
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01