Designing for Student Success: A Collaborative Approach to Hybrid Instruction in Architecture Education

Abstract

This article delves into the transformative journey of a senior-level undergraduate architecture course that explores the cultivation and delivery of design excellence through professional practice. This pedagogical examination seeks to impart a profound understanding of the multifaceted roles and responsibilities held by all process stakeholders––faculty, designers, and students––all as integral contributors to this collaborative endeavor to create a successful hybrid learning experience. The article also speaks to what might be one of the silver linings of the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic that engulfed higher education in 2019; specifically the experience of a seasoned educator who is abrupt and unplanned exposure to hybrid methods of teaching during the pandemic (an experience shared by many) translated into in an openness to learning new approaches to teaching and a deeper understanding of how to enhance and enrich the student learning experience.