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Casting concrete with fabric formwork: Active learning methodologies in architectural education

Lookup NU author(s): Ivan Marquez Munoz

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Based on the material from a couple of Master of Architecture studios taught by the author with other colleagues at Newcastle University, this paper examines the ways higher education students in architecture hone their critical and creative understanding of materials research by following specific learning through making methodologies when working with concrete. The studios explored the potential of innovative methods of shuttering for concrete construction, focusing on the use of fabric as formwork for the creation of small columns and panels. They built upon the work with fabric formwork developed by Spanish architect Miguel Fisac in the twentieth century, asking students to engage with casting concrete in a series of exercises that became progressively more complex. The comparative examination of these projects argues about a more holistic pedagogical attitude to architectural design, in which a hands-on approach working with materials plays an important role in the student learning process.

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Author(s): Marquez Munoz IJ

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Advances in Building Education

Year: 2023

Volume: 7

Issue: 1

Pages: 43-50

Print publication date: 04/07/2023

Online publication date: 04/07/2023

Acceptance date: 24/03/2023

Date deposited: 16/08/2023

ISSN (electronic): 2530-7940

Publisher: Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

URL: https://doi.org/10.20868/abe.2023.1.5087

DOI: 10.20868/abe.2023.1.5087

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