Sustainable Makerspace Pedagogy in Architecture Education

Abstract

Design studios are an essential and significant part of the curriculum of Bachelor of Architecture degree. Typically design studios are conducted in a specific realm, and the results are gauged as per charted outcomes, which are often pre-determined. There are some studies that research different methods of teaching design studio as part of the architecture degree. Inquiry by design is one of them. The pedagogy of “makerspace” within this paradigm was recently implemented as a test in the design studio of third-year architecture students at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi. The implementation of this pedagogy resulted in various interesting outcomes that were connected to sustainable design practices in responsive design, which are presented in this paper.