FORMING A CONSTRUCTIVISM DESIGN STUDIO: SIMULATION OF REAL-LIFE ARCHITECTURE EXPERIENCE ON AN EXPERIMENTAL YOUTH WORKSHOP IN EGYPT | ||
| JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences | ||
| Article 9, Volume 43, No 1, January and February 2015, Pages 125-139 PDF (705.69 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesaun.2015.115160 | ||
| Author | ||
| M. Laila Khodeir | ||
| Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This paper aims at presenting the lessons learned during the planning, initiation and execution of an experimental youth workshop named ""How to make your own Dream House?". The workshop took place in the Faculty of Engineering at Ain Shams University, Egypt as a part of a department of Architecture activity week in the year 2013. This workshop simulated the real-life architecture experience to two different age groups of young learners: kids from 7-10 years old and teens from 11-17 years old. The targeted youth audience represented a population not likely to consider the study of architecture and that was a relevant factor in the workshop creation .To achieve the aim of the workshop the constructivism design studio environment was applied as a major component for learning architecture. The detected findings of this paper could help those involve in teaching architecture to either young learners or junior students of architecture in stimulating collaborative architecture learning environments. Meanwhile, the paper offers relevant methods of introducing future generations to the study of architecture. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Architecture Experience; Young Learners; Constructivism Design Studio; Experimental workshop | ||
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