Radical Pedagogies Architectural Education and the British Tradition

The anticipated reduction in the duration of architecture education in the UK and across Europe has encouraged a sense of collective openness towards exploring other models of professional education delivery. There’s never been a better time to be thoughtfully innovative and take the initiative. This book provides a much needed debate about the future of architectural education, placing it within its unique historic tradition and raising fundamental questions such as who should be teaching architecture? Where should they be situated and should it be viewed as an interdisciplinary, rather than silo-based subject? Featuring voices as varied as digital strategists, students and client managers, Radical Pedagogies consolidates academic and well as practice-based evidence into a set of actionable insights, aimed at empowering schools, educators, and students alike.

Part 1: The Critique:A Historical Analysis of Architectural Education 1. When the Earth Moves Alan Powers 2. A Place of Resistance Mel Dodd 3. Academy of Resistance: Towards a Critical Education in Architecture Tim Ivison 4. 'You Will See Pictures of What is Bad and What is Good': Public Legislation, Education and Agency in Post-War Built Environment Decision-Making Daisy Froud 5. Architecture From the Dogs Ruth Morrow Part 2: Limitations of the Current System 6. Factories or Malls Jack Self 7. Lost Generation: Ill Manors Michael Chadwick 8. Architectural Practice: Education as a Testing Ground for Architectural Practice Hayley Chivers 9. A Construction Conversation Matt Gaskinand Devon Telberg 10.Is There Something Missing? Tatjana Schneider 11.The Suppression of the Educational Project in Architecture Kevin Rhowbotham 12. Conversations with Clients Chris Brown 13. Starchitecture School John Assael Part 3: New Forms of Resistance 14. One London School Bob Sheil 15. Conversing with Friere Dr James Benedict Brown 16. School Dinners Holly Porterand Jack Pringle 17. An Eclectic Pedagogy Cany Ash 18. Critical Incisions Ivana Wingham 19. The Critical Chasm Lionel Real De Azua, Ciaran O’BrienandLucas Tizard 20. Dark Coding Alex Barclay Part 3: Resistance in Action 21. Store School: Learning from Uncertainties Nina Shen-Poblete 22. Learning from Learning from Kilburn Tom Keeley 23. The London School of Architecture Will Hunter 24. The AA Night School: Inside Out Sam Jacob

Harriet Harriss is a chartered architect and a Principal Lecturer in Architecture at Oxford Brookes University, and the founding director of ‘Live Lab’: a university-situated incubator for architecture business start-ups committed to social innovation. Harriet’s teaching and research publications explore how architects can enable people to live better lives and whether the public or ‘end users’ should be given a more active role in shaping the spaces and communities in which they live and work. Daisy Froud is Founder and Head of Participation of AOC Architecture, Daisy specialises in structuring communication and learning between architects and non-professionals in the fields of design, planning and urban renewal.