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2022, 2023
Collaborators: Chidi Onwuka, Willemijn Lofvers, Thijs van Spaandonk
Tags: education, research, Rotterdam
An experiment in collective learning on architecture and urban space. Studio Vrije Ruimte had no predetermined outcome, no individual product, and no grades. What it asked for was presence, engagment and commitment.
The studio was grounded in solidarity and collaboration: personal development served a collectively held intention. We moved beyond individual authorship by sharing process, challenging one another, and taking responsibility for what we built together. It was about listening, observing, speaking, confronting, and intervening — where individual transformation and collective formation merged.
Throughout the programme we made field visits, and encouraged students to take initiative. Failure was welcome, as long as the effort for the collective was real.
As studio co-lead and tutor, I shaped the pedagogical design, the rhythm of sessions, and the space for interpersonal learning. In line with my practice, collective creativity was the core.