Studio 11
Independent Studio
Rory Hyde
Studio Description
This is a studio with an open brief. It is a space where students can pursue their own research ideas, with an emphasis on experimentation and exploration.
This is a new studio, run for the first time this semester. It runs in place of the independent thesis track, where previously students had individual supervision. In this new studio-based model, you will be supported in the development of your project by a studio leader, and benefit from being part of a class cohort. Other MSD academics will be invited to give guest presentations and contribute to crit assessments.
This studio will provide the scaffolding to help you create a thesis in the true sense of independent research.
Studio Outcomes
Students will be expected to bring their own questions to explore – this could be in response to a pressing issue, an unrealised idea, or a new way of building and thinking. The studio will guide you through the process of refining your brief, selecting a site, defining a programme, and articulating a concept.
Each week we will examine a different aspect of the projects together – aspects which are common across all projects – such as site analysis, conceptual framing, programme mapping, user research, presentation and communication.
Students will be encouraged to freely test and experiment in a reflective process as a way to develop a final design. There are no wrong ideas! If you can draw it, we can discuss it.
Deliverables will be a fully-realised design project, of a quality and resolution as expected for a final semester studio.
Studio Leader
Rory Hyde has recently joined the MSD as Associate Professor in Architecture (Curatorial Design and Practice), having worked previously as the Curator of Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism at the V&A Museum in London. He has worked extensively in practice internationally, including for AMO, MVRDV, ARM, and BKK. Rory’s work examines new forms of practice and the changing role of the architect today. He is the author a number of books, including Future Practice (2013) and Architects After Architecture (2020).
Readings & References
Readings will be set along the way in response to students’ research interests
Schedule Tuesdays and Thursdays 09:00-12:00