ABSTRACT
The project review or ‘crit’ has been the cornerstone of architectural education for generations. In it the student explains and defends his or her design ideas in an open forum-a situation that is considered to mimic, and therefore is an important preparation for, professional practice. Despite an underlying concern in most schools of architecture about the format of the review, its effectiveness and even its morality, it has retained its position as the predominant teaching method in undergraduate courses in architecture.
