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M. Kulcke, B. Martens:
"Digital Empowerment for the "Experimental Bureau" - Work Based Learning in Architectural Education";
Vortrag: The eCAADe and SIGraDi Conference, Porto; 11.09.2019 - 13.09.2019; in: "Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution", J. Sousa, G. Henriques, J. Xavier (Hrg.); eCAADe, Vol. 1 (2019), ISBN: 978-94-91207-17-4; S. 117 - 126.

This paper describes the concept of the ``Experimental Bureau" as a didactic environment aiming to deal with real-life design tasks within the framework of architectural education. Its main focus lies on the specific opportunities for digital empowerment of students who learn about the design process - sometimes even in the role of contractors - in real-life oriented project work. Thus the following questions come under scrutiny and discussion from an angle of work based learning: What kind of design problems are tackled in a meaningful way by students through the utilization of a digital strategy? What kind of software (or software mix) is chosen and what problems are addressed by the choice and handling of these digital tools? These questions are answered in a different way applying the format of the Experimental Bureau, driven by its real-life projects and client communication, in comparison to largely artificial tasks confined to the academic realm.

Design education, real-life case study, stakeholder communication, real-world experience, didactic approach

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