Title
The Built Environments Laboratory: An Interdisciplinary Framework for Studio Education in the Planning and Design Disciplines
Publication Date
12-1-2012
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Interdisciplinary education is becoming a hallmark strategy for preparing and providing students with the skills necessary for addressing the complexity of our contemporary built environments. In this paper, we examine how the studio model of education presents opportunities for increasing interdisciplinarity in the classroom. Specifically, we develop a pedagogical framework for examining three educational themes: establishing rigorous forms of experimentation, developing collective understanding, and generating interdisciplinary collaboration. We identify that developing collective understanding is the most challenging of the three themes to frame, implement, and achieve in the classroom, suggesting interdisciplinary studio education should focus on sharing disciplinary vocabularies and improving students’ communicative techniques.
Publication Title
Journal For Education In The Built Environment
Volume
7
Issue
2
First Page
8
Last Page
25
DOI
10.11120/jebe.2012.07020008
Publisher Policy
open access
Recommended Citation
Yocom, Ken; Proksch, Gundula; Born, Branden; and Tyman, Shannon K., "The Built Environments Laboratory: An Interdisciplinary Framework for Studio Education in the Planning and Design Disciplines" (2012). Urban Studies Publications. 40.
https://digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/urban_pub/40
Comments
This article was originally published in Journal for Education in the Built Environment.