ABSTRACT

The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO) has a long tradition in encouraging architecture students to design and build at different scales and contexts. When the Scarcity and Creativity Studio (SCS) was established in 2012 it was a criteria that the course should design and build at least one structure/building every semester. This paper describes the studio and reflects upon it on an educational basis. Three projects built by the studio are presented, and their very different outcomes discussed, as well as how the studio is organized, with its strengths and weaknesses.