Studio 37
Fieldstudies 001
Vlad Doudakliev and Rebecca Lewis
Studio Description
“Doing things ethically is the new business model.”
Fieldstudies is a dedicated research group within Fieldwork with a mandate to explore the multi-faceted issue of Housing Affordability within the Australian context.
Fieldstudies will be a long-term program of architectural design studios, each featuring a specific and tightly defined scope within the broader theme of Housing Affordability. The focus of Fieldstudies 001 will be on the provision and design of Public Housing, seeking to reimagine the design, procurement and community engagement of multi-residential public and private housing.
Studio Outcomes
To effectively define the focus and methodology of each proposal, independent research will drive the development of a manifesto. The intent is to draw together a series of guiding principles that will underpin the thinking, priorities and decisions made during the design process. The manifesto is to be both theoretical and practical, speculative and grounded. A combination of required readings, esquisses, field trips, design reviews and a symposium will support the teaching program.
Learning outcomes of Fieldstudies 001 will be:
- Understanding the challenges of Social Housing and how an interdisciplinary approach to architecture may overcome them
- Develop personal design philosophies of quality living spaces and apply them for architectural outcomes
- Explore and re-imagine the fundamentals, typologies and rituals of contemporary living spaces
- Innovate relationships between context, public and private spaces
- Understand basic market feasibility, planning and demographic demands on architectural outcomes
Studio Leaders
The studio leaders will be members of the Fieldwork team Vlad Doudakliev (Architect) and Rebecca Lewis (Architectural
Graduate). The Fieldwork Directors, Ben Keck and Quino Holland will deliver a number of lectures, while additional guest lecturers will be drawn from a wide range of disciplines including planning, development, marketing, landscape design, sustainability and urban design to support an interdisciplinary approach to design.
Vlad is an architect with an interest in the public role of architecture in shaping individual’s experiences of space. He explores this through rigorous research, user engagement, design and writing. He has been an editor of Architect Victoria and PLACE magazines - publications that explore a variety of themes in architecture and the urban environment, and has been a Teaching Associate at Monash University since 2015.
Rebecca Lewis is an Architectural Graduate at Fieldwork and has worked across the realms of practice, teaching and research. She has taught classes at Curtin University, the University of WA and the University of Melbourne along with being research assistant at the AUDRC (Australian Urban Design Research Centre).
ST1/37 Monday 9AM-12, MSD Room 142
ST2/37 Monday 3:15-6:15, MSD Room 142