Overview on the criticism process in architecture pedagogy

Critique is a primary method of assessment and feedback used in architectural education. It is used extensively at the design studio where students are asked to develop, present, and discuss their interventions. The collaborative typology of design studio adds to the importance of critique as an educational tool. Students are asked to present their work and discuss it with their colleagues and professors. At these cases, critique plays a key role as a tool for assessing and scrutinizing students' achievements and their creativity' potentials. This paper investigates the correlation between the typical stages of the design process and critiques sessions presented at the design studio. It reviews the literature to develop a framework to figure out this relationship. In a further investigation step, this paper discusses the case of the 2nd-year design studio at the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University to validate its findings. The case study proves the framework's flexibility to be applied in different circumstances effectively based on understandings its detailed configurations. (C) 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University.