Reframing the Role of Analog Teaching in a Digital Society
Heartbreak or Hope?
Among other wrenching transformations, digital automation is fundamentally transforming the ways in which space is perceived, analyzed, and designed. In architectural and design education, digitally-automated tools and large language model (LLM) platforms enable modeling, simulation, and visual exploration, while automating routine tasks and enhancing efficiency and precision. At the same time, the diminishing attention to analog methods changes spatial thinking and students’ understanding of materiality, scale, and spatial relationships, directly influencing design processes and outcomes.
The conference will gather experiences on how architectural education responds to the challenges posed by the current digital environment through integrative approaches that combine digital and physical experiences to strengthen students’ competencies. We invite discussions on pedagogical methods that develop spatial and sensory skills, the role of computational tools and hybrid strategies that balance technological innovation with experiential learning to ensure well-rounded knowledge and skills.