• Sonali Roy Chandra

The first-year studio is the most challenging of all the years as the students have to be encouraged to develop certain traits very crucial for designers. Particularly the pedagogy followed in the Design studios sets the learning curve for the students and is thus very crucial to be framed very cautiously. In this respect the challenges typical to the learning in this formative year of architectural education is being discussed and then in the Experimental studio methods to mitigate the same are outlined. It is found that Physical Construction System Models used not as end product as per most conventional studios but as a mode for Design Development from the beginning has deepened the Design Sensibilities of the students in all aspects including response to cultural context, development of independent logical thinking, Ability to Appreciate the relation of building technology, structural integrity and Design development as interdependent, appreciation and appropriate application of improvised vernacular systems of construction. The Process of Design Development as followed in the studio in both groups and individual capacity have showcased better Peer learning and self-motivated learning aptitude in students. Thus, Construction system models can be considered as a crucial tool for developing Design Sensibilities in Students in Formative years of Architectural Education and can be further explored in future research.

Physical Models, Construction systems, Vernacular architecture, Design Studio

"Construction System Models Deepen Design Sensibilities in Formative Design Studios", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no.i481-i492, July-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2307868.pdf

"Construction System Models Deepen Design Sensibilities in Formative Design Studios", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no. ppi481-i492, July-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2307868.pdf