ABSTRACT
This paper discusses the objectives, methods and results of using curriculum workshops as a pedagogic tool in a course in which the student has thoroughly designed and planned the project prior to construction. This paper focuses on the pedagogic methods used to inspire and guide the students in developing individual projects, working in groups on chosen projects for further development, and working as an architectural studio to develop one project in detail. The discussion uses a project called a “Stargazing structure” in Rindal as a case and shows the motivation and social interactions in the group and the technical knowledge that results from the students working in the architect studio to construct a full-scale building.
