Crossed perspectives: case studies on collective habitat as a research method
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https://doi.org/10.5821/jida.2025.13627Keywords:
research, exhibition, collective housing, case studies, collective dwellingAbstract
Research and teaching residencies for faculty members offer a valuable opportunity to foster institutional collaboration and to exchange diverse perspectives and methodological approaches.The course Housing Studies: An Open Intersectional Archive, developed at the Faculty of Architecture of TU Delft during the 2024–2025 academic year, serves as the catalyst for the innovation currently being implemented in the Master's Degree in Habitat Innovation at the School of Architecture of the Universitat Politècnica de València for the 2025–2026 academic year.
Through a critical review of the course’s objectives, methodology, outcomes, and assessment strategies, this reflection seeks to identify the key components of the pedagogical approach and its adaptation to a specialized academic context. The aim is to foster research grounded in Research by Design, articulated through the analysis of case studies.
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