Arch. Faculty Publish Special Issue on Inclusive Architecture Pedagogies

OU Architecture faculty Dr. Stephanie Pilat and Dr. Angela Person, along with Dr. Carmina Sanchez-del-Valle of Hampton University, recently published a special edition of the architectural research journal Enquiry. The special issue, themed “Inclusive Design Pedagogies and Practices,” brings together recent scholarship that examines ways to break from traditional architecture studio teaching practices by providing inclusive pedagogies and learning modes.  

In their introduction to the issue, Pilat, Person, and Sanchez-del-Valle argue that a critical rethinking of all facets of design teaching is necessary if the profession of architecture is to ever become truly equitable, diverse, and inclusive. As the abstract describes, “While architectural and design curricula have evolved in the intervening decades, the culture of the design schools, teaching methods, and role models remain far too similar to the one […] decades ago.” The special issue then features articles that present and examine evidence-based teaching and learning strategies for creating more inclusive design pedagogies and practices. 

The issue includes the following articles:

• “Evolving Design Pedagogies: Broadening Universal Design for Social Justice,” by Victoria Lanteigne, Traci Rose Rider & Peter Stratton
• “Critical Proximity: Refiguring Research Cultures in the Design Curriculum,” by  Jeffrey Kruth & Elizabeth Keslacy
• “The Design Lodge: Reflections on the ‘studio’ and a lexical shift towards life-centred architectural education,” by David Fortin
• “Inclusive Design Studios: Rethinking the Instructor’s Role,” by Stephanie Pilat and Angela Person

Read the full, open access issue at Enquiry's website.