Learning to collaborate : lessons from the design studio

This thesis examines the dynamics of collaboration within the architectural design studio by focusing on the basic elements of group interaction (Commitment, Conflict, Communication, the Collaborative Process and the Role of the Critic), as they apply to both the process and products of collaborative design. The theoretical discussion is supported with data collected from observations of two 'collaborative' studios organized by the School of Architecture and Planning at MIT. Effective collaborative skills are considered to be an important issue for practicing architects, yet these skills are often overlooked in the studio. This thesis proposes an educational pedagogy that balances the teaching of collaborative skills with the teaching of traditional design skills.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

1997

Author dc:creator

• Crudden, Jane M. (Jane Marie)

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• William L. Porter.

• Architecture

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Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65462

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/65462