ARCH 7032 - Studio Cultures: Architecture (M)

This design studio focuses on context sensibility and critical self-reflection in the design process. The projects will investigate local, historical, political, social, and experiential layers of existing built fabrics, to develop appropriately sensitive and responsive designs for adaptive reuse and urban densification. The Studio aims to shift the students’ thinking away from preconceived ideas and into methodologies for creating conceptual architecture that will evolve to a built form, addressing aesthetic, organisational and technical aspects along the way. The studio rises awareness and critical perspectives on cross-cultural encounters, and speculates on alternative ways of living, social interaction, and building.