Cultural hybridity and vigor in the decolonised architectural curriculum

Authors

  • Roger Fisher Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria
  • Mary E. Lange Centre for Communication, Media and Society, University of KwaZulu-Natal
  • M. Emmanuel N. Nkambule Department of Architecture, Tshwane University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18830/issn.1679-0944.n18.2017.01

Keywords:

Architectural education, Decolonisation, |Visual thinking

Abstract

‘Decolonising’ architectural education raises questions as to what might serve a multi-racial, multi-cultural and multi-lingual society, yet remain fit for an international discipline? We examine concepts of ‘decolonisation’ and ‘decoloniality’ as they have evolved, particularly in the southern hemisphere, and how these might form an appropriate context for thinking about a ‘decolonised’ architectural curriculum. We also examine concepts of multi-vocality and multiple intelligences so as to propose a framework for teaching in the discipline of architecture, with visual thinking as its orthography and lexicography, serving as a pan-cultural lingua franca well suited for teaching in the discipline of architecture.

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Fisher, R., Lange, M. E., & Nkambule, M. E. N. (2017). Cultural hybridity and vigor in the decolonised architectural curriculum. Paranoá, 10(18). https://doi.org/10.18830/issn.1679-0944.n18.2017.01

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Theory, History and Critique

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