The design studio is a medium of intense learning in architectural education. A learning experiment that engages in critical practice, seeking to present values instead of mere techniques, promoting investigative work rather than trying to bring exact definitions to what must be, is typical of architectural studio education. The choice of a theme around which to structure studio work is signifi...

aim of this paper is to search and find ways and methods of constructivism teaching and learning ideas inteaching the architectural design studio. the objective is to extract all the positive things constructivism has to offer the architectural design studio for efficient teaching and effective learning. although there are similarities in the curricula of training architects all over the world,...

This chapter discusses the implications of designing, perception, comprehension, communication and collaboration within the framework of an ‘Immersive Virtual Environment Design Studio’. It has been suggested that the unique properties of immersive virtual environments can empower designers to express, explore and convey their imagination more easily. For these reasons the very different nature...

Architecture education is a relatively new undertaking in Uganda. Despite this opportunity to develop an updated curriculum and pedagogy, an old paradigm continues to persist; isolating the teaching of architectural technology from ‘main stream’ design studios. The consequential inability by graduates to link architectural design and architectural technology in design is evident throughout Ugan...

Commonly associated with the accurate representation of reality according to a specific ratio, which depends mainly on measuring and precision, notion scale has been considered an operative tool in architecture perceive indicate size anything reference system. An effort challenge concept scale(ing) include diverse units their scalar articulations holds potential instigating novel associations a...