Challenging PraCtiCe

A joint reflection on education and training

Challenging Practice: Essentials for the Social Production of Habitatwas initiated by an Architecture Sans Frontières International partnership:ASF-España | ASF-France | ASF-Italia | ASF-Sweden | ASF-UK(w) challengingpractice.wordpress.com

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motIc modules for training in International cooperation

cHALLENGING PRActIcE Essentials for the Social Production of Habitat

motiC Modules for Training in International Cooperation

ASF-International partnership on education and training

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Lack of ‘relevant’ architects & built environment professionals in the development sector.

ASF volunteers & sympathizers asking for education and training in the field of development.

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Existing trainings and career paths mainly consisting in 1 to 2 years master’s courses.

> Full time involvement> High costs

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ASF-SpainCoordinatorsJordi Balarimarina GutierrezLucia Zandigiacomi

ASF-FranceNiclas DünnebackeXaviere BouyerLouis LhopitalEdouard mollard

ASF-ItalyBeatrice De carliEliana masoeroSilvia Nessi

ASF-Swedenteres Selberg

asF-ukmelissa Kinnearcaroline DewastSarah Ernst

motiCModules for Training in International Cooperation

Programme LIFELoNG LEARNING PRoGRAmmE (2010-12)Sub-programme LEoNARDo DA VINcIAction type PARtNERSHIPSAction LEoNARDo DA VINcI Partnerships

“...to develop an essential and innovative training programme which will better equip built environment professionals to work in the field of international development.

By developing and improving this specialized education which unites the skills of the architectural profession with the needs of developing communities, the programme will provide professionals with the appropriate skills and understanding to work effectively in marginalised and underprivileged communities and so address the problems of poverty and environment”.

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International development/ urban development/ design & planning

Challenging Practice Stage 2 Seminar, Paris 2014

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cultivating the opportunities of a designerly way of action & knowledge production as a means to address wider transdisciplinary questions in the field of international development - within a framework whereby the search for the just city and the right to the city are central.

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motiC 2010-2012

Challenging PraCtiCe

Essentials for the social production of habitat

Independent learning (at) ASF-International

Four stages

1: INtRoDUctIoN

2: LEARNING IN ActIoN

3: REFLEctING IN ActIoN

4: REFLEctING oN ActIoN

Challenging Practice Stage 2 Seminar, London, May 2013

1 SECTION

1CHALLENGING PRACTICE

CHALLENGING PRACTICE

Essentials for the Social Production of Habitat

1: introduCtion | LAUNcHED AUG. 2012

INItIAL oVERVIEw oF tHEmES AND ISSUES (oNLINE)

2: learning in aCtion | LAUNcHED NoV. 2012

DEEPENING KNowLEDGE (wEEKEND SEmINAR)

Challenging Practice Stage 2 Seminar, Milan 2013

Challenging PraCtiCe. stage 2: learning in aCtiontHE cASE oF mASHImoNI, NAIRoBI | ScENARIo

Left: ASF-UK Change by Design Workshop 2011, Nairobi (Kenya)Right: Participants to Learning in Action seminar, Paris 2014

3: reFleCting in aCtion | LAUNcHED AUG. 2013

ASF-UK Change by Design Workshop 2013, Quito (Ecuador)

LIVE ImmERSIoN (woRKSHoP oR INtERNSHIP)

4: reFleCting on aCtion | PLANNED JUN. 2014

cRItIcAL REFLEctIoN oN tHEoRy AND ActIoN (ESSAy)

ASF-UK Change by Design Workshop 2013, Quito (Ecuador)

Challenging Practice Stage 2 Seminar, Milan 2013

reFleCtions

SUPPoRtING INDEPENDENt LEARNING/ REFLEctIoN

PRomotING ItERAtIoNS BEtwEEN REFLEctIoN & ActIoN

FoStERING EXcHANGES BEtwEEN DIFFERENt ASFs

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