REVIEW OF ASHRAF SALAMA’s BOOK: TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY IN ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM

Abstract

The ritualistic aspects of design education criticized in this book is culled from a wide spectrum of issues Salama has explored in his teaching and writing over a period of two decades. In the preface of the book, Professor Henry Sanoff, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Architecture, North Carolina State University, NC, USA, describes Salama’s book as “...an important book because it probes into the motivations of design educators by placing a mirror before them and allows for a critical examination of the design studio. Dr. Salama paves the way for design educators to openly discuss and debate the delivery system of architectural education and its impact on the future role of the architect...”. Special Volume: Design Education: Explorations and Prospects for a Better Built Environment Ashraf M. Salama and Michael J. Crosbie (editors)