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The Process Of Aesthetic Education In Design Studio: A Layperson's Acculturation To The Architecture And Design Community, Ji Young Cho
The Process Of Aesthetic Education In Design Studio: A Layperson's Acculturation To The Architecture And Design Community, Ji Young Cho
Ji Young Cho
Discussions about various aspects of students' design solutions are the essential resource for knowledge in architectural design studio. One of those aspects is aesthetics. Using an empirical study of three design studios, this paper seeks to identify how architectural design studios deal with and teach the aesthetic aspects of architecture. Having spent a year of research involving observations and interviews using the grounded theory approach, the author argues that learning aesthetics in design studio is a process by which laypersons acculturate to the architecture and design community. The research findings identify design studio as a place for students to (1) …