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Teachers are the architects of our journey, expanding our radius of knowledge, measuring our potential, and guiding us along the right path. This Teachers' Day, we honour those who bring everything full circle. #teachersday #happyteachersday #teachersday2024 #DeccanEducationSociety #EducationHub #UniversityWithLegacy #TopUniversity #DESPU #DESPuneUniversity #TopEducation

I firmly believe that diversity isn't just a buzzword, it's the cornerstone of innovation, growth, and success in any business. Our team is a tapestry of different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, which enables us to approach challenges creatively and serve our clients with unparalleled excellence. In today's competitive landscape, embracing diversity means more than just checking a box. It’s about fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their unique insights. This is especially important when we think about inclusivity in all forms, including neurodiversity, which often gets overlooked in discussions about workplace diversity. This article from the Royal Institute of British Architects highlights how crucial it is to support neurodivergent individuals, not just in education but in every aspect of life, including the workplace. By ensuring our practices are inclusive and supportive, we open the door to untapped potential and creativity that can drive our businesses forward. At CFA, we are committed to creating a culture where diversity is celebrated and where every team member can thrive. I’ve seen firsthand how this approach leads to richer ideas, more effective problem-solving, and ultimately, a more successful business. Let's continue to champion diversity in all its forms and recognise the immense value it brings to our teams and our work. Together, we can build businesses that are not only successful but also make a positive impact on society! #DiversityAndInclusion #Neurodiversity #EDI #Leadership #Innovation

A continuation of the series helps explore the ways to keep architectural pedagogy relevant and ensure that the next generations of students who pass out can create architecture that is valued. Architectural Architect, Education, #ArchitecturalEducationPodcast, #ArchitecturePodcast, #HigherEducation, #FutureofDesign, #PodcastersofLinkedIn, #ArchitecturalInsights, #EducationalDiscussions, #musingspatialexperience, #musex, #designdailogues

"Intergenerational Pedagogies and Practices" KoozArch’s Issue #03 | New Rules for School My conversation with Tatiana Bilbao (Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO), Elisa Iturbe (Outside Development), and Ayesha Ghosh (Studio Ghosh). Closing KoozArch’s third editorial Issue “New Rules for School”, these three designers and educators discuss the tools of pedagogy and professional practice in architecture, from collective acts to mentorship. From representation to formal organization through collective designing, their design and educational activities deal with spatial, social, economic, and environmental systems and processes, understanding architecture as a tool that permits our cohabitation on the planet.

The BK-TUDelft MOOK "Rethink the City: New Approaches to Global and Local Urban Challenges" is a real global success and it is again open and free to anyone interested in sustainable urban development . This book is the reflection of the first succesful phase of the mook. Thanks! for the invitation to contribute in this book with the article "Rethinking the Basics: Post-COVID Housing Provision in the Global South"

Happy to announce the publication of our new book, "Rethink the City: New Approaches to Local and Global Urban Challenges"! 📚 This book is the culmination of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) offered by Delft University of Technology, bringing together students and lecturers from around the world to explore urban issues through the lens of spatial justice, housing provision, and urban resilience.   With contributions from over 25,700 learners from 180 countries and nearly 10,000 first-source visuals, the course offers diverse insights and perspectives on global urban challenges. This open-access book addresses the main themes of the course—housing provision and management, urban resilience, and spatial justice—through critical essays.   A significant focus of the book is on stimulating debate around crucial topics like the right to the city, adequate and affordable housing, resilience strategies, and the interplay between space and diversity. It aims to engage readers in critical thinking about these issues. Whether you're a student, academic, or professional in urban design and planning, this book offers alternative approaches to addressing urban challenges and serves as a source of inspiration and knowledge exchange.   Join us in fostering collaborative learning and exploring innovative solutions to urban challenges! Registrations for the 2024 course are now open. 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/e8rNpWmZ Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment BK | Anja Van Der Watt | Luz María Vergara | Igor Tempels Moreno Pessoa | Caroline Newton | Aya El-Wageeh | Bea de los Arcos | Donya Ahmadi |Rachel Keeton | Roberto Rocco | Rosa E. Donoso | Yuting Ta #GlobalSouth #urbandevelopment #spatial justice #resilience #e-learning

https://lnkd.in/gZbEjPeG Inspiring ideas for learning spaces. Interesting to understand the pedagogical motives driving design. Pedagogy informs space.

New book out!! When we were preparing the Rethink the City MOOC, we were constantly labelled as the course about the urban challenges of the Global South. Despite a great share of students coming from the Global North and presenting cases from their local context, it was hard to avoid it. We never had a problem with the Global South label itself, but the term seemed quite limiting. We believe the term "Global South" pushes for homogenization while at the same time, it creates a barrier to South-North learning. Many cities/neighbourhoods in the so-called Global North face similar challenges of cities/neighbourhoods in the Global South. I would like to highlight the discussion in chapter 1 where we propose that the term "underrepresented geographies" might help go beyond the North-South divide and foster a cross-learning experience based on exposing cases and local challenges that are common globally. I'm honoured to be one of the co-editors of this book, which I hope will support other teachers out there innovating with online learning together with underrepresented geographies :) You can download it for free here 👇

check out this new resource from ACSA on justice in architecture and architectural education:

Balancing my professional practice with teaching is a constant juggling act, but moments like these remind me of its immense value. The fusion of fieldwork and academia not only enriches my students' education but also continuously reinvigorates my passion for architecture and teaching. Great job to all my students for your hard work and enthusiasm – the journey is as rewarding as the destination! #ArchitectureEducation #FieldExperience #DesignStudioI #FutureArchitects #TeachingAndLearning #ArchitecturalSurveys #RealWorldEducation