Reactions to Design Juries on Trial

From students:

"Design Juries on Trial is a terrific source of guidance. It reveals some of the mysteries of architectural education that I had to find out the hard way." Amy J. Isenburg, Former Vice President, The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)

"I would recommend this book to every student and educator who is concerned about the quality of his or her personal experiences in architectural education."--Christine A. Malecki, Former Vice President, The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)

"Design Juries on Trial is the first research endeavor that collectively represents the students' perspective of traditional design juries and how ineffective, habitual techniques may be transformed into effective teaching methods."--Brian Bayer, Former Editor of CRIT, Journal of the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)

Staying all night can have harmful psychological and physiological effects. By learning how to budget your time properly, the all-nighter syndrome can become a thing of the past.

 

From faculty:

"It is a book that should be read by every single faculty member or potential juror in architecture schools, and by students as well...This book is a significant milestone in architectural education."--Diane Ghirardo, Ph.D., Former Executive Editor, Journal of Architectural Education, Professor, School of Architecture, University of Southern California

"We should all read it and re-read it...It is timely, it is clear, it is provocative and it  is invaluable at this stage in the evolution of architectural education."--Patrick J. Quinn, FAIA, FAAR, FRSA, Former President, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), Institute Professor of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

"It strikes at the very heart of what all of us as academics are occupied with every semester of every academic year.  It should be...compulsory reading for all faculty in schools of architecture throughout the country."--R. Alan Forrester, Former Director, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

"Design Juries on Trial brings together the most experienced professionals with the instructors and the students...It addresses a range of concerns, from providing advice to students who  must endure the studio review to suggesting measures for the instructor to be a more effective teacher.  The very essence of design, architecture and education is dissected and reconsidered to create a ....users' manual for the design studio."--Marvin Malecha, Former President, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), Dean, North Carolina State University

 

Bringing clients and users into the studio throughout the design process to review in-progress and complete student work can help the jury better emulate the professional work environment. As a result students' transition from school into practice is easier. Students find working with clients and users an exciting alternative to hypothetical "paper projects".

 

From practitioners:

"It's been an honor to be part of what will undoubtedly be the handbook on 'constructive juries' for students and design professionals!"--Ronette King, Gensler and Associates Architects

"Reading it and thinking about it challenges design educators to question their methods and assumptions, invites design students to examine the studio subculture as well as change their behavior in it, demands professional designers to evaluate the relationships between design education and current practice patterns, and requires design researchers to ask:  Why has so little research been done on this important area before?"--Min Kantrowitz, Min Kantrowitz & Associates, in Environment & Behavior

"Ms. Anthony makes her case with superb research, expert witnesses both for and against the jury system, thought provoking questions on topics like 'hidden agendas' and 'stars' and 'gender discrimination' in design education, and detailed promises for a better future.  The readers of this valuable work, who become the jury, should represent great numbers of our profession."--Charles Sappenfield, FAIA in Competitions

 

DESIGN JURIES ON TRIAL:
THE RENAISSANCE OF THE DESIGN STUDIO

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