An experiment of collaborative, international, multi-disciplinary design studio – Erasmus+ CBHE TACEESM project Summer School
ISSN: 2631-6862
Article publication date: 15 March 2023
Issue publication date: 11 October 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to test an architectural studio pedagogy that originates from an experiment of a Summer School collaborative design studio, with participation of students, academicians and practicing architects, from seven Universities and five European countries.
Design/methodology/approach
This pedagogical method follows recommended education for sustainable development (ESD) model, by linking formal and informal learning, and targeting development of the key competences needed for promoting sustainable progress: participation and collaboration, along with inter- and trans-disciplinarity. Combining active participant observation method with descriptive survey research, the paper evaluates the perspective of a small sample size of 27 participating students, who worked with 15 professors alternately, during a two-week design studio course.
Findings
The results indicate that such a form of non-formal education has positive impact on acquisition of targeted competences, confirming the strategic role that non-formal education has in reaching quality education learning outcomes, and advocating for the adjustments of existing curricula towards a more collaborative educational approach in architectural design.
Research limitations/implications
The modest sample size presents a limitation in reference to generalization of results, neverthless its data are valuable, particularly within the context of maximizing the development of sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Originality/value
This endeavour was a part of an on-going Erasmus + CBHE (Capacity Building in Higher Education) project entitled transforming architectural and civil engineering education towards a sustainable model (TACEESM). Organized non-formal educational model is seen as a testing laboratory that blends a conventional methodology of a design studio with a highly collaborative, international and multi-disciplinary approach.
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Acknowledgements
Funding: The presented case study, TACEESM Summer School in Malaga, was organized as part of an Erasmus + CBHE project, funded by the EU commission (Project Number: 618883-EPP-1-2020-1-IT-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP; project title: Transforming Architectural and Civil Engineering Education towards a Sustainable Model [TACEESM]; coordinating institution: Università G. D’Annunzio - Chieti-Pescara).
Citation
Zejnilovic, E., Husukic, E., Pignatti, L. and Castellano, J. (2023), "An experiment of collaborative, international, multi-disciplinary design studio – Erasmus+ CBHE TACEESM project Summer School", Archnet-IJAR, Vol. 17 No. 3, pp. 574-588. https://doi.org/10.1108/ARCH-09-2022-0206
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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