Talk Architecture
Began in April 2020, hosted by Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, an architectural educator, entrepreneur and artist, hosts deep conversations and reflections on architecture education and practice. Introducing 2024 series on disability, studio design curriculum, artificial intelligence, architect's well-being and everything that is current and of interest in architecture right now, globally and in the local context.
Talk Architecture
Conversation with Kevin Mark Low on The Balanced Education Model - Part 2
The continuation discussion on a "Conversation with Kevin Mark Low on The Balanced Education Model - Part 2", with your host, Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, concentrates on these points on architecture education:
1. The obsession with 'formalism' and having an identity to build a brand giving 'false confidence' to a graduate.
2. Focus need to be on the 'power of relationships' when dealing with building type, for example "an airport is not about a gateway, but how to accommodate a large volume of people", therefore understanding rather than just looking at a 'series of relationships' is imperative.
3. Guidance (rather than collaboration) from a teacher (tutor) providing proper mentorship rather than 'influencers' which are not guides, to develop a critical designer, thinker or teacher is needed.
Bonus: A discussion on a student designing their thesis using an app in which he created. Good or bad idea?
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