Frontiers of Architectural Research >

2018 , Vol. 7 >Issue 2: 211 - 234

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2018.01.002

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Socially responsive research-based design in an architecture studio

  • Carin Combrinck
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  • Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng 2000, South Africa

Received date: 10 Aug 2017

Accepted date: 21 Dec 2017

Published date: 22 Jun 2018

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2018 2018 The Author. Higher Education Press Limited Company. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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Abstract

Globally, the architectural profession faces complex challenges, bringing the transformation of the curriculum to the forefront of critical discourse. This article reflects on the Honors programme at the University of Pretoria Architecture Department during the first semester of 2016, where a research-based design approach has been established. In particular, the focus is on the informal settlement of Woodlane Village in Pretoria, situated on a contested site among private residential estates. From this study, it is argued that aresearch-based approach serves to prepare graduates for the complex decision-making and collaboration that is required for the development of socially responsive design.

Key words： Social responsiveness; Research-based design; Curriculum transformation; Collaboration; Informal settlement upgrade

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Carin Combrinck . Socially responsive research-based design in an architecture studio[J]. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2018 , 7(2) : 211 -234 . DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2018.01.002

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