Co-ideation critique unfolded: an exploratory study of a co-design studio ‘crit’ based on the students’ experience

Boudhraâ, Sana; Dorta, Tomás; Milovanovic, Julie; Pierini, Davide

doi:10.1080/15710882.2019.1572765

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“…Multi-user virtual environments were found advantageous for collaboration between learners in terms of presenting their work and generating progress (Fruchter, 2014). Studies tracking collaborative ideation in iVR crits indicate the media's role in shaping crit communication (Boudhraa, Dorta, Milovanovic, & Pierini, 2019;Dorta, Kinayoglu, & Boudhraâ, 2016). However, since these studies focused solely on iVR crits, further knowledge is required to articulate how communication in iVR crits differs from non-immersive crits to discuss the implications iVR media may have on design pedagogy and integrate iVRs as educational media in the studio.…”

Section: Immersive Virtual Reality Media Of Communicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Immersive VR on Communication Patterns in Architectural Design Critiques

Sopher¹,

Gero²

2021

Proceedings of the 39th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eC

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Immersive Virtual Reality (iVR) systems hold a promise to affect design behavior by allowing users to experience presence, as they are embodied in the digital display. However, the lack of research articulating how embodiment enabling media change design behavior limits integrating iVR systems in design pedagogy with a well-defined framework. This paper presents the preliminary results from a case study of a work in progress comparing the communication patterns of critique sessions in an architecture studio in two kinds of media: iVR and non-immersive desk-crits. We employed protocol analysis methods to track the distribution of conversational turns and the first occurrence of design issues emerging over the different media. Results show that compared to non-immersive critiques, the iVR had a lower number of conversational turns and an increase in the first occurrence generated by students, indicating support in a learner-centered activity. Elucidating the effect of the communication medium on design behavior provides an empirical foundation for its inclusion in a design theory that encapsulates embodied cognition.

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Section: Immersive Virtual Reality Media Of Communicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Immersive VR on Communication Patterns in Architectural Design Critiques

Sopher¹,

Gero²

2021

Proceedings of the 39th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eC

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“…Using iVRs in crits tends to increase the number of newly generated design issues introduced by students (Sopher and Gero, 2021), providing evidence for the medium's capacity to support a learner-centred education desired in situated pedagogy (Slater, 2017). iVRs support collocated and remote communication through using conversational elements considered to support collaborative ideation from abstract to concrete ideas (Boudhraa et al, 2019;Dorta et al, 2016) and in achieving creative design solutions (Hong et al, 2019). This demonstrates iVRs' role in shaping communication in a carbon-free educational setting.…”

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confidence: 90%

Proceedings of the 27th Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) [Volume 2]

2022

CAADRIA Proceedings

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This paper discusses the design and development of scale masonry structures using robot arms, computer vision hardware and bespoke computational workflows. In parallel to the development of full-scale masonry solutions using a Cable Driven Parallel Robot (CDPR), a faster method for testing large numbers of brick elements is needed to verify buildability, mitigate collisions, and think differently about recycled materials during real-world construction activities. Additionally, by incorporating scanning and analysis technology, materials can be digitized, and their attributes translated into variables for placement within an intended structure.

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“…A study undertaken by Boudhraa et al (2019) reveals how one such studio in Canada is grappling with experimental ideas of co-ideation and how the critique process itself has afforded the students an opportunity to acquire an entirely different approach to design. Through a process of generating ideas between students and lecturers, the researchers could observe a shift in design process and thinking (Boudhraa et al , 2019), a skill that is becoming increasingly valued in addressing the complex socio-economic challenges of our time (Sanya, 2016).…”

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Co-design in the architectural process

Combrinck

Porter

2021

ARCH

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PurposeDespite the proven importance of co-design as a way of improving the social relevance of architecture, there is a lack of opportunity for meaningful co-design processes in the current professional Master of Architecture programme in South Africa as it is largely modelled on the professional work stages of the South African Council for the Architecture Profession (SACAP), which are based on the assumption of primary authorship and authority of the architect.Design/methodology/approachThis problem has been investigated by way of ten workshops with high school learners in the Mamelodi East township in South Africa, as part of a professional master’s degree in architecture.FindingsThe findings of the workshops indicate that the initial stages of design could benefit directly from the participation processes and could be critiqued constructively. However, increased resistance to the process by crit panels was experienced once the sketch design phase was completed and the expectation of primary authorship increased. Engagement of the learners in the latter part of the design decision-making process also diminished as levels of experience in spatial design became evidently further removed from the expected outcomes.Research limitations/implicationsIn terms of co-design discourse and the evident value of participatory skills in practice, it is evident that the initial work stages of concept, brief and ideation are fairly easily assimilated into the pedagogical requirements of the degree programme and as such could enable a more socially relevant and responsive approach to professional practice.Practical implicationsThe South African standard of practising architecture leaves little space for the process of co-design, even within the educational environment. The value of co-design within this context lies predominantly in the values and conversations generated rather than the aesthetics of the end product. The process of co-design opens up the opportunity for new dialogues to emerge and for relationships to form.Social implicationsCo-design illustrates how architectural intelligence can be exercised in a much broader spatial field that acknowledges more than just the building itself but social, global, ecological and virtual networks, thereby changing how the authors design, what the authors design and who designs it.Originality/valueIt is in the realm of co-design that the beauty of architecture oscillates between strangeness and the ordinary. If the authors embrace the power of the collective and collaborative thinking, the authors are able to conceive new ways in the making of architecture. In order to arrive at this, however, the straightjacketed approach of modelling the master’s programme on professional work stages and outcomes needs to be challenged so that true transformation of the profession can be enabled through its pedagogical instruments.

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Co-ideation critique unfolded: an exploratory study of a co-design studio ‘crit’ based on the students’ experience

Cited by 22 publications

References 32 publications

Effect of Immersive VR on Communication Patterns in Architectural Design Critiques

Effect of Immersive VR on Communication Patterns in Architectural Design Critiques

Proceedings of the 27th Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) [Volume 2]

Co-design in the architectural process

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