Responding to Uncertainty through the Hous­ing Design Studio Pedagogy: Implications and Opportunities for Architectural Education

Abstract

A number of key issues concerning the transformation of our living environments and architectural education in the globalized society are explored in this chapter, in an attempt to map and address the apparent gap between the traditional housing studio and the com­plex, dynamic world. The topics discussed include multidisciplinary approaches in studio pedagogy, going beyond disciplinary and ac­ademic boundaries, and canceling out the tensions between global dynamics, cultural diversity, and local realities. The argument for a public-spirited, evidence-based education is advanced

this implies a pedagogical approach that makes re­search, student learning, and external engagement relate to soci­etal needs and aspirations. The housing design studio is a fertile ground where this can happen, since it marks the passage from the description, understanding, and explanation of cities and our living environments to the act of producing new urban forms in the educational environment.