Fast architecture, show architecture. Learning through cross curricular workshops

Abstract

The generational change observed in the students who are in the classrooms nowadays makes it necessary to adapt the traditional way of teaching and learning Architecture. This paper wants to share a teaching experience carried out in the Projects subject, whose innovative proposal emerges from the combination of different work and ideation rhythms to achieve the learning of design thinking methodology. On the one hand, the pace of the subject is maintained throughout the semester, which we call "slow architecture". On the other hand, a series of exceptional transversal workshops guided by an agile methodology are incorporated, which we call "fast architecture". The incorporation of a more agile rhythm adapts to the needs of the students of a new generation. It allows to have a global vision of the project cycle, to receive more immediate feedback on the proposals designed and to work in a collaborative way.