PurposeThis study aims to provide insight into the patterns and trends in the literature on the direction of future studio education in architecture schools, and can be useful to architecture schools, researchers and boards of studies in making decisions on how to move forward post-COVID-19.Design/methodology/approachThis study conducted a thematic review (TR) from SCOPUS and WoS that discuss the direction of future architecture studio education in the post-COVID-19 era and their recommendations for how to move forward.FindingsThe final theme is feedback studies, innovation in studio teaching, and a new model for post-COVID-19 studio education.Research limitations/implicationsDue to the temporal constraints of the data investigated between 2020 and 2022 based on the post-COVID period, only 13 publications were assessed based on the search strings utilized in this study, considering the decision and efforts made after COVID-19 among the participating architectural schools.Practical implicationsThis study will prove helpful to architecture schools, studio education researchers and the architecture board of studies.Social implicationsThis study intends to promote blended learning and enables the student to access the materials from anywhere at any time while enjoying the benefits of face-to-face (F2F) support and instruction.Originality/valueThis is the first review paper for architecture studio education post-COVID-19, as well as the first to use a TR approach to analyze the available literature on the subject. The focus on the post-COVID-19 period and the use of TR allow for a comprehensive understanding of the trends and patterns in the literature on the direction of future studio education in architecture schools. Additionally, this research aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 on ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all, as it seeks to address the challenges and opportunities presented by the pandemic to support the learning and development of architecture students.

Smart classroom has become a much popular terms in 21 st century education recently. The concept of intelligence has created interest among the key players in higher education especially in the era IR 4.0. However, prior research revealed that there is no review paper that talks about the patterns in smart classroom adoption in the higher learning. Hence, this article will conduct a thematic review on the selected publications to explore the direction of this initiative until recent years. The aim of this thematic review is to synthesize literature from 2017 to 2021 on the smart classroom strategies in the higher education using thematic review (TR). A keyword search, followed by a filter using inclusion criteria from SCOPUS, WoS and Science Direct databases, identified 116 peer-reviewed journal articles. However, after the inclusion and exclusion process, only 79 articles were used as the final articles to be reviewed. A thematic review of the 79 articles identified four themes characterizing space, technology, pedagogy and feedback. The results benefit the future study on smart classroom research and what can be the future directions of the study. However, this study only limited to database from SCOPUS, WoS and Science direct for the purpose of thematic review.

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Prefabricated system has been used extensively in many developed and developing countries to provide low cost housing. There are many case studies that took the advantage of prefabricated system as part of self help approach in house construction. Prefabricated system in self help housing proved to be cost effective, provide employment opportunities, utilise low skill levels and maximise local natural resources. Malaysia is also promoting prefabricated system to be used in low cost housing provision. There are obstacles to implement such technology into the conventional construction industry. This paper investigates the possibility of adapting local resources, such as timber, into prefabricated components as a mean to promote not only modular coordination concept but also promote self build approach in the community at a lower skill labour. It is not an immediate solution to housing issues yet it provides alternatives to house the low income group and contribute to increase the supply of housing.

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