Defying tradition or maintaining the status quo? Moving towards a new hybrid architecture studio education to support blended learning post-COVID-19

Abstract

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.

Sustainable Development Goals and the future of architectural education – cultivating SDGs-centred architectural pedagogies

“…They develop and test the immersive atelier model (IAM) as a pedagogical approach for remote inter-university studios that promote quality education while demonstrating its benefits through observations and post-experiment attitude survey. In a similar manner, the study of Zairul et al . (2023) promotes blended learning which has the capacity to enable students to access materials from anywhere at any time, while enjoying the benefits of face-to-face (F2F) support, instruction and mentoring.…”

“…They develop and test the immersive atelier model (IAM) as a pedagogical approach for remote inter-university studios that promote quality education while demonstrating its benefits through observations and post-experiment attitude survey. In a similar manner, the study of Zairul et al (2023) promotes blended learning which has the capacity to enable SDGs-centred architectural pedagogies students to access materials from anywhere at any time, while enjoying the benefits of face-toface (F2F) support, instruction and mentoring. Their work provides a thematic review (TR) of articles included in SCOPUS and Web of Science (WOS) databases, with a focus on those that provide directions for the future of studio teaching practices and the prospects they offer.…”

“…(7) Developing and testing a validated IAM while demonstrating its benefits (Sopher and Laurent, 2023) (8) Capturing the body of knowledge that provides future directions for architectural pedagogy while promoting blended learning as new mode of delivery (Zairul et al, 2023).…”

“…Demonstrating the benefits of transdisciplinarity in a short-term studio that speaks to sustainable progress (Zejnilovic et al ., 2023). Developing and testing a validated IAM while demonstrating its benefits (Sopher and Laurent, 2023)Capturing the body of knowledge that provides future directions for architectural pedagogy while promoting blended learning as new mode of delivery (Zairul et al ., 2023). Exploring the application of MOOCs to integrate SDGs into architectural curricula (Zhu et al ., 2023).…”

“…Capturing the body of knowledge that provides future directions for architectural pedagogy while promoting blended learning as new mode of delivery (Zairul et al ., 2023).…”