Comparisons in representational media use in design studios between Hong Kong and Australia

Jeremy J. Ham, Marc Aurel Schnabel*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Representational media-analogue, physical, digital, or virtual-are employed by students in the conception, development and presentation. In 2013 a survey at two architectural schools was conducted to study the current representational media use in design studios. The survey examined the role digital and physical media play in students' design work and how students use the various media to generate and communicate their designs. This study presents its importance through the shift in architectural education whereby digital tools are not taught per se any longer, however expected to be mastered throughout the course. Yet students' learning experiences are strongly dependant on the successful acquisition of skills and its transfer to deep learning. Especially architectural design studios build upon the premises that re-representation leads to a better acquisition of knowledge. Architectural educators may use the study to revisit their studio and reposition the role of media as well as align learning outcomes, deliverables and communication tools with the actual workingand learning-styles of students.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRethinking Comprehensive Design: Speculative Counterculture
Subtitle of host publication19th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA
EditorsNing Gu, Halil Erhan, Shun Watanabe, Matthias Hank Haeusler, Weixin Huang, Ricardo Sosa
PublisherThe Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA)
Pages781-790
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9789881902658
Publication statusPublished - 14 May 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event19th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia - Rethinking Comprehensive Design: Speculative Counterculture, CAADRIA 2014 - Kyoto, Japan
Duration: 14 May 201417 May 2014

Publication series

NameRethinking Comprehensive Design: Speculative Counterculture - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2014

Conference

Conference19th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia - Rethinking Comprehensive Design: Speculative Counterculture, CAADRIA 2014
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKyoto
Period14/05/1417/05/14

Keywords

  • Design studio
  • Pedagogy
  • Representational media

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