Empathy, collaboration and dose of reality in architectural project teaching

Abstract

This text describes a methodology of teaching in architectural projects based on exercises close to the student to which are added the practice of cooperation in the classroom, spatial experimentation and the production of a built architecture.

The goals are:

• Enrich the creative exercise with factors such as empathy, spatial awareness and commitment.

• Carry out a social strengthening exercise.

• Practice working in complex teams, which involves defining structures, assuming leadership and taking advantage of skills.

• Facing the architectural project to topics such as budget, deadlines, functionality and plastic character beyond drawing.

The experience is being validated through the social impact, the good qualifications obtained by the students and the excellent evaluation of the teaching activity in the section that appraises the ability of the method to make the student acquire knowledge and skills.