Non-digital consequences of the digital medium for design teaching

Authors

  • Guilherme Carlos Lassance dos Santos Abreu Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Keywords:

Architecture and urbanism, Design teaching, Remote activity, Digital medium

Abstract

The present text assumes as opportune the possibility of discussing the current resistance to design studio teaching through digital media – imposed by the pandemic of COVID-19 – as a key to reveal aspects that are intrinsic to design teaching practices. Such aspects are still poorly addressed, compromising the quality of the education of architects and urbanists in Brazil. We analyze face-to-face design studio pedagogical practices in the light of authors and concepts from the research field of design methods, considering some selected examples of pedagogical experiences carried out remotely. The analysis highlights the main reasons that hinder this transition to the digital environment and discusses some possible clues to overcome them. The text also discusses the consequences of such a transition for a transformation and diversification of design studio teaching frameworks in Architecture and Urbanism.

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Author Biography

Guilherme Carlos Lassance dos Santos Abreu, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

He is an architect, master in Ambiances Architecturales et Urbaines, and doctor in Architecture. He is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and the Postgraduate Program in Urbanism - PROURB. He coordinates the research group Urbanism, Criticism and Architecture (UrCA), which is dedicated to the study of alternative approaches to the contemporary city, with a special focus on the peripheral urbanization of the Global South.

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Published

2020-12-19

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 21 (2020): V!21 We Have Never Been so Digital

Section

Ágora