INTERACTION, EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT PROCESS IN DESIGN STUDIOS AND DESIGN JURIES

Abstract

In architectural design studio, students and instructors use some different techniques, such as; creative thinking, problem solving, complex thinking, analytical thinking, abstract thinking, synthesis, exploration, innovation, reflection-in-action, conceptualization, integration, projection, perception, drawing, deconstructing, reinventing and criticizing. In addition, there must be an emphasis on nontechnical, intangible people skills such as team working, curiosity, verbal, visual and textual communication skills. Therefore learning environment in the design studio contains many different aspects: relating interaction types of students and instructors; informal ways of sharing professional knowledge; a variety of communication styles (student - student, student - instructor, student studio); a various requirements of pedagogical methodologies; a multiplicity of learning styles. The interaction is one of the most significant keyword in defining the design education. The critique process that held in a design studio is not only a lecture given, but also a social interaction between the instructor and the students and among the students. Besides the different forms of interaction styles, evaluation process in design education also has different characteristics. One of the fundamental features of design education, which makes it special and different from other conventional disciplines, is the jury process. Other than being the evaluation tool, jury is also based on interaction and communication among design students, instructors and jurors. Due to its interaction potential; jury is not only an evolutional tool, but also an effective educational tool of the design learning process. In this study, it will be talked about the design studios and jury system. The physical conditions, the feature to be communication environment and psychological atmosphere of the jury process will be discussed. Besides, the advantages and disadvantages of the jury system will be analysed. In the final analysis, the adoptability of the jury system, that have a distinctive character and potential liberating role, to other fields, by eliminating its negative sides and using the positive points.