Dissertation
Postscript Essay for PhD Thesis Dissertation [Ethny A. Stewart, "The Disciplinary Practices and Processes of Critique in a Third-Year Architecture Design Studio," UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Santa Barbara,CA, December 2016]
(2016)
Abstract
Postscript for The Disciplinary Practices and Processes of Critique in a Third-Year Architecture Design Studio (2016), PhD Dissertation, by Ethny Stewart. This is a timely research project – the study of the disciplinary practices and processes of the design studio. From my experiences of over 2 decades teaching at three institutions (22 at this central coast university) and a similar number of years working as a practicing architect, this research comes at an important time — since this learning environment has not been the focus of much prior research. There are also a number of myths that are not true about the design studio, that range from a classroom environment that has no structure and the difficultly in assessing what is learned, since all studios are so different.
Keywords
- Architecture Design Studio,
- Architecture Design Studio Pedagogy
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter December, 2016
Comments
ABSTRACT
Ethny A. Stewart, "The Disciplinary Practices and Processes of Critique in a Third-Year Architecture Design Studio," UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Santa Barbara,CA, December 2016 [A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Education]
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The present study sought to make visible how and in what ways critique, as a disciplinary practice and process, was discursively constructed among actors in and through the opportunities for learning afforded in a third-year, 24/7 access architectural design studio. To gain an emic perspective (Agar, 1994), as an outsider entering a new disciplinary study, required a multilayered approach to trace over time how and in what ways processes and practices were proposed, established and (re)formulated. Discourse-in-use (Bloome & Clark, 2006) was the driving construct of this research project, as a way to trace how critique practices and processes were inscribed in this course of study. Data were constructed using written fieldnotes completed in the course, email correspondences with the instructor, video records of the course, course records, and ethnographic interview- conversations. Analyses made visible that opportunities for learning the practices and processes of critique. Opportunities that varied from formal to informal, engagement with different actors (Spradley, 1980), and participation in different learning environments were all critical to preparing students for the academic, social, and cultural demands in the architecture profession. The findings lay a foundation for further analyses about other phenomenon/a central to work in the design studio.
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Citation Information
Thomas Fowler. "Postscript Essay for PhD Thesis Dissertation [Ethny A. Stewart, "The Disciplinary Practices and Processes of Critique in a Third-Year Architecture Design Studio," UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Santa Barbara,CA, December 2016]" (2016) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/tfowler/22/