Our pedagogic approach

Through their individual interests, the students are encouraged to examine the relationship between architectural design and environmental performance. The teachers coach the students to individually position themselves within contemporary architecture and work with ideas-lead, provocative projects that present a critical view upon today’s discussion on sustainable design.

Research and development is an important part of the Studio culture and we encourage our students to take contact with researchers and practitioners to develop their own network of experts already during their studies. We will this year continue our collaboration through lectures and seminars with the main experts in research and practice within the field of sustainability, since it is essential to develop interdisciplinary, integrated design strategies in the search for innovative sustainable design. We will during the year also introduce digital tools for conceptual, analytical and technical design methods.

The students, coached by the teachers, will have the opportunity to go deeper into specific questions within the context of the studio to acquire knowledge and insights about architecture in a lifecycle perspective and architectural form in relationship to local conditions; climate, urban settings, social environment and available resources. We motivate each student to formulate their personal design strategies informed by the understanding of the environmental impact of architecture.

Studio teachers:

Sara Grahn
Max Zinnecker
Rumi Kubokawa