Casting concrete with fabric formwork: Active learning methodologies in architectural education Fabricando hormigón con encofrados textiles: Metodologías de aprendizaje activo en educación arquitectónica
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https://doi.org/10.20868/abe.2023.1.5087Keywords:
Hormigón, encofrado textil, Miguel Fisac, Concrete, fabric formworkAbstract
Basándose en el material producido por dos grupos de estudiantes del Máster de Arquitectura dirigidos por el autor y otros académicos en la Universidad de Newcastle (Reino Unido), este artículo examina las diferentes maneras en las que estudiantes de arquitectura desarrollan su entendimiento de la investigación de materiales siguiendo metodologías de aprendizaje activo experimentando con hormigón. En el material analizado, los estudiantes exploraron el potencial de innovadores métodos de encofrado, centrándose en el uso de materiales textiles como encofrado de paneles y columnas a pequeña escala. Los trabajos se basaron en el trabajo pionero con encofrados flexibles desarrollado por el arquitecto español Miguel Fisac en el siglo veinte, proponiendo a los alumnos una serie de ejercicios de fabricación de hormigón gradualmente más complejos. El análisis comparativo de los trabajos aboga por una diferente aproximación pedagógica a la educación arquitectónica, en la que el trabajo manual directo con materiales juega un papel fundamental en el proceso de aprendizaje de los alumnos.
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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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