Collaboration between architects and planners in an urban design studio: potential for interdisciplinary learning Online publication date: Fri, 25-Jan-2008
by Sonia Hirt, Andreas Luescher
J. of Design Research (JDR), Vol. 6, No. 4, 2007
Abstract: Design professionals need to acquire competencies in interdisciplinary, collaborative design practice. Proceeding from this assumption, this paper analyses a case study of a joint project between an architecture studio at Bowling Green State University and a planning seminar at the University of Toledo. Students working in extramural teams developed proposals for the revitalisation of a plaza in Toledo, a historic city in Ohio. The plaza, which in architectural terms represents a blend of Gilded-Age finery, high-order contemporary work and stretches of decay, is in the process of slow regeneration. The main goals were: 1) pedagogical – to enhance the students' learning experiences by providing them with the opportunity to work in interdisciplinary teams; and 2) research-orientated – to examine the differences, if any, in design approaches between the architectural and the planning students. Summary outcomes include an enhanced understanding of the architectural-planning differences and a greater appreciation of the potential for mutual learning.
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