Photography in learning, ideation and communication of architecture

Abstract

The images no longer represent the world: they are part of it, they are incorporated into it. Photography no longer serves to document the world, even deprived -by the prior digital image- of sufficient validity to document constructed architectures. "Photography has stopped serving as a document of reality to become a carrier of ideas." In the face of this panorama, we ask ourselves What should be the presence and the role that photography must play within the schools of architecture and in the integral formation of the future architect?. The teaching experiences reported in this text show us the relevance of using photography as a tool for graphic communication of architectural ideas, with a high degree of expressiveness and a great capacity to promote sensitivity and creativity in the student.