Concevoir et apprendre, deux expériences homologues en architecture

Abstract

From a pragmatic perspective in architecture, experience is a fundamental structural element of any critical design process. It renders precise observation and the transformation of inhabited environments inseparable and operates outside the scope of normative models in the production of objects. It refers to a singular process of intervention in relation to situations. To explain the critical importance of experience in architecture, the article proposes a comparative analysis between open design practices and critical pedagogy used for training architects. Two case studies are compared : the project for the transformation of the Beutre housing estate near Bordeaux and the Learning From workshop at the Toulouse School of Architecture. The analogical study of these experiential approaches allows us to identify three common elements : the principle of indeterminacy, open tools, and restructuring games used during the design process. The aim of this dialogue between learning and designing is to identify non-destructive methods based on transformation that can be applied to architecture and teaching.

Keywords

• open design
• critical pedagogy
• experience
• transformation
• non-formal design