Ideas for a systemic vision of the virtual design studio

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IDEAS FOR A SYSTEMIC VISION OF THE VIRTUAL DESIGN STUDIO GONZALO CHONG 22 02 17

1. ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL: ANALYSIS OF A TYPICAL DESIGN STUDIO 1.1 SYSTEM: CLOSED Design Studios are closed systems in which all interactions occur only within the physical limits of the classroom, without information exchange or networks of cooperation with their peers (other design studios). These systems have physically delimited spaces in two ways: A. Interior spaces, with infrastructure, especially with large classrooms to accommodate all participants in a single large space, being able to be compartmentalized whenever is required. This represents an advantage in the sense that it fosters an environment of unity in which students at lower levels can see higher levels students working and evolving their models. There are also cases where the class is separated in different classrooms, imposing physical barriers to the interaction between levels.

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B. Outdoor spaces, colonizing the green and common areas of the faculty. Although these limits are blurred, they are delimited by the cane and cardboard models constructed by the participating students. In itself this expansion and strong territorialisation can be seen as an advantage for those in possession of the space, since it shows hegemony with respect to the rest that lacks of this type of spaces, besides of being an instrument of propaganda that works like showcase of their production. On the other hand, the incursion of students in this type of spaces has a pedagogical advantage, in addition to inducing cooperation between colleagues who end up cooperating with each other, projecting a positive image of the design studio.

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