Project Studio Research Articles

Teaching experience report in architecture studio

This article presents a pedagogical experience in the discipline of single-family residential design in the architecture and urban planning course at the State University of Santa Catarina. We structured a quantitative analysis of the results from the first joint experience of the teachers with a class in the studio. The main objective of the text is to contribute to discussions on the practical and theoretical teaching-learning of architecture. To achieve this goal, we organized the text starting with a brief literature review on active and passive methodologies used in project studios in undergraduate courses. We present an analysis of our journey, culminating in the presentation of the developed project's data and a brief reflection on the performance and results of our students.

Graditeljska delatnost projektnog ateljea "Invest-projekt" (1952-1963)

This article researched design practice and construction activity of the project studio "Invest-projekt" from Belgrade. In the ten-year activity period (1952-1963), this small project studio, with a small number of young, enthusiastic and talented architects, gave birth to high-quality, recognizable and author's architecture, and finally a well-designed and built space during the 1950s. On the basis of available knowledge, drawn from direct testimony, available sources from professional periodicals and partially preserved project documentation, the first step was taken towards evaluating his contribution to the development of Belgrade and Serbian architecture in the second half of the 20th century, and determining the exact number of designed and constructed buildings in the area of the city of Belgrade. Special attention was paid to elucidating the working methods of this studio, especially regarding to received typologically diverse investments, then logistical support to other architects, such as Branko Pešić and Miroslav Mirko Jovanović, and finally participation in architectural competitions. The built building fund, consisting of school, residential and administrative buildings, represents a valuable and precious material legacy of this studio, which was worked on by at most two women architects - Danica Dana Milosavljević and Zagorka Lula Mešulam.

Evaluation of an alternative approach to increase productivity in architecture project studios through student projects

Studio courses in architectural education are undoubtedly among the most important courses that prepare students for professional design life. A given project should be guided with the support of the instructors and should include a simulation of the process in professional business life. Despite this, research shows that there is a disconnect between academia and the professional process. In addition to the fact that the educational process tries to add a different understanding to the student, professional life cannot find the middle point with academic education due to the constant changes in regulations due to rent and similar reasons. In such an environment, giving meaning to projects with an idealistic understanding, offering a thematic experience and producing holistic buildings with identity increases the importance of alternative approaches in project studios in educational processes. Although it is not possible to prevent the emergence of identity-less and rent-oriented products in the market only through architectural education, approaches that will increase productivity in this education will also increase students' expectations from the profession. The conceptual approach, which is one of these alternatives, can be defined as creating a network of relationships based on a basic idea. This network of relationships allows the concept to be transformed into a concrete structure by distributing it to all project processes without moving away from the context and with an inclusive approach. In this study, first of all, the conceptual approach in design education will be emphasized and general definitions will be made, and Studio-2, Studio-3, and Studio-4 courses in Konya Technical University Faculty of Architecture and Design, Department of Architecture in 2021-2022 will be evaluated with a conceptual approach. With this approach, it has been concluded that the student's design perception and thinking technique can be developed by creating concept-based, original, and holistic, and focusing on the missing aspects of professional life in project courses.

Gamification of design studio in the context of a user-centered design workshop

In project studios and workshops, students from many design disciplines, such as architectural, interior, and industrial design, apply theory and practice. Design research, conceptualization, development, communication, and interactive teamwork are the fundamental factors that unify different disciplines in project studios. The project studio is a rich environment where design thinking methods are implemented and original, creative ideas and designs are generated. In this setting, the design studio instructors’ approaches, frameworks, and applied design thinking exercises gain significance. This paper examines the contributions of gamification components to design thinking methodology and the design studio, using the User-Centered Design Workshop as a case study.

Metaphorical Approach in Interior Architecture Education

In this study, the project studio, which is the foundation of interior design education, has been designed using the metaphor method, one of the intellectual methods applied in education. The metaphor method is a technique used to make difficult-to-understand abstract concepts concrete and helps design students develop their critical thinking and creative skills. In this case, design, which is the verbalized form of abstract thought, is limited to an object and the responsibilities brought by this object. From this point of view, an experimental study of metaphorical methods for establishing spatial relations of objects was carried out in a 14-week design studio with the 2nd year students of the Department of Interior Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Selcuk University. The purpose of the studio work is to draw the boundaries of interior architecture students in their search for solutions to design problems, and to enable them to come up with creative designs while making functional and formal decisions. In this context, a metaphorical approach was used in the context of object-space relations to guide students’ formal decisions in the functional solutions of the problems that arise in the interior design process. After working in the studio, the students have developed a working doctrine that will guide their interior design studio projects using the designed method, allow them to create unique forms and shapes, enable them to translate abstract ideas into concrete space and make it possible for them to design at various scales, from equipment to space design. The method is at a level that will set an example for students, designers and academicians working in the design discipline.

The attitudes of landscape architecture students towards distance and face-to-face education methods and the effects of the two education methods on academic achievement in the project course.

This study aimed to compare the achievements of the students who attended the Environmental Design Project course at Karadeniz Technical University (KTU) in various years with the face-to-face (FE) and distance (OE) education methods. The study was conducted with 130 students. In the initial stage, ANOVA was conducted to determine whether there was a difference between student attitudes towards FE and OE methods in the Environmental Design Project studio. In the second stage, the research problem, namely “Does the implementation of landscape architecture environmental design project instruction with FE and OE methods affect the academic achievements of the students? was investigated and a quasi-experimental study with a control group was conducted on the achievement test (50 questions) results. The achievement test was applied to the students who took environmental design lessons for one semester (14 weeks) with both methods before the 14-week semester (pre-test) and after the semester (post-test). There was no statistical difference between the pre-test scores of both groups (p > 0.05), while there was a difference (p < 0.05) between the post-test scores. This finding demonstrated that there was a significant difference between the effects of these two methods on the academic success of the students.

Architectural Studio Experience in Historical Urban Texture during the Covid-19 Pandemic Process; Atatürk University Architectural Project Studio VII

Mimarlık eğitiminin vazgeçilmez mekanları olan stüdyolarla ilgili olarak kullanılan yöntemler, sonuç ürünler ve deneyimler gibi farklı bakış açıları üzerine bugüne kadar birçok çalışma yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmaların ortak paydası stüdyo ortamlarının kendisinin eğitimin bir parçası olduğudur. Ne var ki, 2019 yılında başlayan Covid-19 pandemisi sürecinde birçok alanda olduğu gibi mimarlık eğitiminde de devrim niteliğinde ani bir değişim yaşanmıştır. Alışılagelen yüz yüze stüdyoların yerini çevrimiçi ya da uzaktan stüdyolar almıştır. Böylesine köklü bir stüdyo ortamı ve biçimi değişikliği hem stüdyo katılımcıları olan öğrenciler hem de yürütücüler açısından yepyeni bir deneyim olmuş ve birçok zorluğu da beraberinde getirmiştir. Mimarlık eğitimini kayda değer bir biçimde etkileyen bu sürecin paylaşılması ve farklı deneyimlerin aktarılması, sistemdeki aksaklıkların fark edilmesi ve geliştirilmesi açısından önemlidir. Bu bağlamda, “BigBlueButton” (BBB) uygulamasıyla çevrimiçi stüdyo olarak gerçekleştirilen Atatürk Üniversitesi Mimarlık Bölümü yedinci yarıyıl mimari proje stüdyosu kapsamında Erzurum tarihi kent dokusunda çalışılan öğrenci ve sosyal merkez, kent kütüphanesi, koruma ve sosyal merkez gibi sosyal ve kamusal içerikli projeler süreç kurgusu, bağlamsal analizler ve proje ürünleri üzerinden aktarılmıştır. Ayrıca stüdyo süreci boyunca pandemi koşulları ve çevrimiçi ortamlardan kaynaklı aksaklıklar ve geliştirilen olası çözüm yolları ifade edilerek sonuç kısmında uzaktan eğitim sürecinin olumlu ve olumsuz yanları üzerine değerlendirme yapılmıştır.

Village institutes as a design approach

At a glance, architectural space or architectural product is the name given to the artificial shell of actions arising from human needs. These needs range from basic expectations, such as protection, shelter, and production which are necessary for human life, to expectations which require more complex intellectual infrastructure such as culture, belief, and lifestyle. In this study, possible intellectual, architectural approach and design method preferences in Village Institute buildings as architectural products are examined and their contributions to architectural project education are discussed through project work examples. Within the scope of the study, the understanding of education and architecture of the village institutes were examined and possible inferences and concepts which would form the basis of the design were tried to be determined with the help of publications in the literature focused on these subjects. Further, it is aimed to question the relationship of these concepts with those produced in the architectural project studio. The design study subject of the article was carried out in the 2018-2019 Fall Semester at the Department of Architecture at KTU. The first step in the process is turning the inferences and concepts obtained by the executives into a set of information which shall be, eventually, compared with the student project work. This set is retained by the executives for discussion in the article. The second step is the literature research of the students about the project topic and location. Each student reached some concepts from the field and Village Institutes where Trabzon/Beşikdüzü Village Institute was located in the past and advanced his/her design studies through these concepts. Within the scope of this article, the concept sets obtained by the executives and students were compared and discussions were made on overlaps and divergences by associating the aforementioned two steps, and a theoretical framework was formed which was graphically formed.

Play Elements as Mechanisms in Intergenerational Arts Activities to Support Community Engagement with End-of-Life Issues.

Talking about dying, death, and loss may be difficult. Arts offer alternative ways of engaging with end-of-life (EoL) issues, but little is known about the means through which this occurs. In this article, we aim to explore mechanisms in arts activities that support community engagement with EoL issues, based on the community-based participatory action research project Studio DöBra. Studio DöBra was developed to support community engagement with EoL issues through intergenerational arts workshops involving community partners, children, and older adults. Initial analysis with community partners indicated the importance of play elements in arts activities. Continued analysis was therefore abductive, using play theory and qualitative data from Studio DöBra arts activities. Through iterative examination of theory and data, we modified play theory as we identified mechanisms supporting community engagement with EoL issues in arts activities. Findings can contribute to theory-building that can inform arts activities supporting community engagement with EoL issues.

Model in architectural education: a sample building construction lesson practice

Architecture students experience some deficiencies in the applicability of the structures they designed in the project studios. Some supporting lessons are given during the training to overcome these deficiencies. In these lessons, model making becomes an essential reinforcement to learning in building construction lessons. In this study, a model-making method is used to increase the three-dimensional visual perceptions of architecture students and to improve their acquisition styles. The study's scope consists of 1/10 scale and 30x30 cm-scale model studies applied in the Building Information I course given in the Fall Semester of the 2019-2020 Academic Year in the Department of Architecture of Ondokuz Mayıs University. The study aimed to equip students with information that they can use in both forward-looking design and model studies. Besides, a questionnaire study was carried out to determine the contribution of the research to students. The results of the questionnaire revealed that the subjects covered in the course were better comprehended. The level of knowledge about building materials increased, and the study was also useful in the project lessons. In this context, it is revealed that performing model applications in building information courses in architectural education will provide an outstanding contribution and advantage. In conclusion, some succinct suggestions are made on the course content and the curriculum of the departments.

Integration of Section and Model: Reflections from a Studio Practice

This text discusses an experimental pedagogical method coded as from ‘section-model to space’. The theory of the study is the integration of basic design exercises and the architectural project studio. Instead of the disconnected understanding of the architectural project studio with basic design exercises, outputs of the two studios are integrated and design processes come to the fore as a new learning setup. The main idea of the method is to find transformations from basic design models and to benefit from basic design principles in an architectural design of a building. Methods proceed through the various design variables by giving the architecture students a fixed design resource that includes practicing the space through a sectional model. The fixed variable in the design research is the output of basic design exercises. Sectional models, which are open to continuous improvement, are experimental tools that initiate a formal organization. This experiment was adopted with a ritual of repetitions; at the end of the process, practical and survey-based inquiries were carried out to test the theory. As a result, the method leads architecture students to analyze spatial design in terms of relationship between the third dimension and tectonic content. Also, it has been observed that the process offers opportunities for empirical research. It was found that the interaction in the studio environment increased with all these models.

Age Friendly Cities on Active and Healthy Aging; One on Bolu-Karacasu Studio Experience

The proportion of the elderly population to the general population is increasing day by day in our country and in the world. This situation mainly affects developing countries, but there are impacts on the developed countries as well. The global aging of the world's population increases the need for services for the elderly, thus making it necessary to address the situation in terms of urban living conditions and architectural aspects. The loss of the elderly's ability to adapt to the built environment, physical and biological constraints, and spatial inadequacies are forcing older people to change the boundaries of their habitat. Within this context, the World Health Organization (WHO) is leading the way in inspiring cities to be “age-friendly” through the Global Age-Friendly Cities Guide. It develops strategies for active aging and age-friendly cities that make the best use of health, participation, and safety opportunities to improve life quality in old age. The main purpose of this study is to propose an application based on the theoretical infrastructure about the concept and requirements of the age-friendly city, which aims to create a livable and accessible environment in which the elderly can continue their lives actively and feel integrated with the society. In the scope of the study, an age-friendly city model for active and healthy aging was developed, and its results were analyzed through the Age-friendly Bolu Karacasu sample, which was created with a project in the Urban Planning Project Studio of Abant Izzet Baysal University of Bolu in 2019-2020. Keywords : Age Friendly Cities, active aging, quality of life, accessibility, Bolu Karacasu. DOI : 10.7176/JSTR/6-10-05

Infrastructure for recombination: The work and ethos of Plethora Project

This paper presents a critique to the traditional business model followed by many architecture studios who utilize the ‘architectural competition’ as a format for developing new ideas and innovation. The abundant competition calls, implying free labour, that architectural competitions facilitate has become a mechanism to coerce architectural innovation towards the benefit of a ruling elite. The Plethora Project studio has attempted since 2011 to hybridize the practice of architecture with forms of entertainment in order&#x0D; to allow cultural engagement and ultimately communicate the challenges that architecture faces not only from a perspective of technological progress but from one of social progress as well. To do so, the medium of video games has been selected to communicate complex systems of interdependence, inviting a new audience of non- architects to participate in the construction of knowledge and discourse by understanding complex webs of interdependence that link material resources, knowledge, labour andaccess. The studio sits at the intersection &#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; between an architectural firm and a gaming studio with social interest. This implies the necessity for innovation in economic strategies that enable the autonomy of ideas and the development of non-conventional projects.&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D;

The Work Realities of Professional Studio Musicians in the German Popular Music Recording Industry: Careers, Practices and Economic Situations

Among the professional roles in the recording industry, studio musicians have received relatively little academic attention. The present study explores the work realities of professional studio musicians in Germany, one of the largest music industries in the world, and is based on interviews with six pop musicians; guitarists, bassists, keyboardists and drummers who are between 27 and 66 years old. The findings show how changes in the recording industry - most notably dwindling budgets, the rise of project studios and virtual collaboration - have affected working practices, skill requirements and business models. The findings indicate that in Germany it is hardly possible to make a living from studio work as a professional musician. This is true even for leading session players. Sinking fees and the lack of access to royalties pose a problem that is not tackled due to fierce competition and the risk of damaging one’s reputation.

Independent music production: how individuality, technology and creative entrepreneurship influence contemporary music industry practices

ABSTRACTIndependent music production, often viewed as a niche-driven and genre-specific practice restricted to isolated and fragmented communities lacking financial and technological resources, generates a wealth of creative work and opportunities for entrepreneurship. Independent producers, artists and musicians refine their recording and promotion skills through intense dedication, creative marketing and a deep want to connect their personal ideologies with a global audience. The modest project studio, a source of creative inspiration, and cultural study, exert a powerful influence through its accessibility, simple functionality and connectivity to the Internet. The author examines some of the multifaceted cultural, ideological, technical and entrepreneurial factors contributing to a significant evolution in do it yourself (DIY) music production and distribution. The rise of this independent ‘recording class’ anticipates the many changes in the contemporary music industry and offers new production and cooperative business models.

Locating Project Studios and Studio Projects

ABSTRACTVia a longitudinal case study of a studio project (Middlewood Sessions, 2004–12), this research explores processes of music-making in the increasingly prevalent context of the project studio to give an insight into contemporary music-making practices. Predicated upon technologies of decreasing size but increasing processing power, project studios represent a diversification of musical creativity in terms of the persons and locations of music production. Increasingly mobile technologies lead to increasingly mobile practices of music production, which presents a challenge to the seemingly simple question: where is the project studio? In response, I propose an ontology of project-studio music-making that sets out what conditions have to be met for location, as an active proposition, to take place.

Research on the Project Studio System of Computer Multimedia

Work integrated learning is the center of high vocational education. It is one of the most significant approaches to realize the training purpose of high level talent. At present, high vocational education faces one issue which is how to improve the specialty education level by work integrated learning and improve the initiative of students. In the paper, we begin with the teaching practice of compute multimedia technology, discuss how to create project studio system in specialty teaching and analyze the effect and prospects of this teaching model as well. The paper puts forward a notion about practice and reform on multimedia information specialty in higher vocational education, its emphasis includes: curriculum structure, curriculum evaluation manners, academic and practical instruction.

Dan Hosken: Music Technology and the Project Studio: Synthesis and Sampling

Dan Hosken: Music Technology and the Project Studio: Synthesis and Sampling

The Prosumer and the Project Studio: The Battle for Distinction in the Field of Music Recording

Using participant observation and content analysis of musicians’ internet newsgroups and bulletin boards, my research examines the creation of a new socio-historic subject (‘the prosumer’) and space of production (‘the project studio’). Prosumers’ practices illustrate a nondeterministic form of structural causation that both supports and refutes Bourdieu’s theory of cultural/social (re)production. In support of Bourdieu, my empirical research illustrates the relative autonomy of the habitus and shows that cultural production can foster social change. Although Bourdieu repeatedly made such theoretical claims, his struggle to empirically support them led critics to characterize his work as a synchronously reproductive form of economic reductionism. While I reject these critiques, my work does problematize Bourdieu’s understanding of ‘capital conversion’ and complicates his somewhat ‘straightforward’ relation of cultural practice to economic class. Such ‘relations and conversions’ presuppose clearly separated economic/cultural and productive/ consumptive social spheres. Since ‘prosumption’ blurs these demarcations, we must subsequently reassess aspects of Bourdieu’s work.

Looking at dance history: Three exhibitions

Diaghilev: Costumes and Designs for the Ballets Russes. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. November 24, 1978‐June 30, 1979. Fleeting Gestures: Treasures of Dance Photography. New York: International Center of Photography. November 7, 1978‐January 28, 1979. Alternative Gestures: Another Look at Dance Photography. Long Island City, N. Y.: Project Studio One. December 3, 1978‐January 21, 1979.