Retrospective-Retroactive Evaluation of Architecture Student Projects Competition. ArchED Experience

Abstract

As we know, especially in the areas where creativity plays a major role it may not be very fruitful to implement standardized teaching-learning sessions to help young designers to develop their design abilities. There is a strong need for different types of learning to widen the students learning processes. To be able to realise this objective, we believe, it is so important to organize suitable environments for young designers to learn from their peers and exchange their ideas. student architectural design competitions can be perceived as flexible, learner-centered environments where students have more effective learning opportunities. With this point of view, Association for Architectural Education (ArchED) started to organize a student projects competition, Student Awards for Architectural Education, since the year 2002. The main focus of the paper is to analyse and evaluate this competition within the framework of architectural education based on different aspects and indicators of learning processes.