TEACHING METHODS AND STYLES AND ITS IMPACT ON THE DESIGNING OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO

Abstract

Architecture acts as the mirror of the people. It, also, guides its renaissance and progress. So, it was necessary to develop architectural education in order to support and establish this renaissance taking into account the special conditions of society. In the long term, architecture studio was considered as a center for teaching and learning. This studio acted as the physical environment in this kind of education. Inside this studio students interact actively with each other, as well as with the stuff members using different educational methods and styles. Therefore, we need to provide Architecture studios in each architecture school. These studios have to be suitable for and compatible with the different methods of teaching architecture in order to be use in design subjects and meet their needs. This study aimed to evaluate design studios spaces in architecture departments at Egyptian universities and suggest changes required to provide the tools and mechanisms necessary to teach the different teaching methods. The study presented previous studies in this field to identify the methods and styles of teaching clearly and physical requirements of the built environment. In addition, the researcher analyzed five cases of architectural design studios from governmental, private, regional and modern universities and institutes. By comparing the characteristics of those studios with the requirements proposed by the previous researches and studies, we can identify shortcomings in designing Design Studio in each case. The research found a set of recommendations for the development of design studios in Egyptian architecture schools to suit different educational methods and achieve the main goal of architecture studio.