Dialectic VII: Architecture and Citizenship: Decolonizing Architectural Pedagogy

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Issue VII of DIALECTIC, a refereed journal of the School of Architecture, CA+P, University of Utah, focuses on the theme of 'Architecture and Citizenship: Decolonizing Architectural Pedagogy'. Edited by Shundana Yusaf and Anna Goodman, the issue looks for models of pedagogy that intervene on the dominant Eurocentric biases of the architectural academy. It includes essays documenting transformative pedagogical strategies that use knowledge production to re-structure design students' ways of thinking and working. A series of paired essays discuss (1) Academic culture (2) Design 'Fieldwork' (3) Seminar and Lecture courses, and (4) Scholarly Production.

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Mira (Mimi) Locher, FAIA, LEED AP, is an educator, writer, and practicing architect working in the U.S. and Japan. She is the chair of the School of Architecture at the University of Utah and a partner in Kajika Architecture. Anna Goodman is an assistant professor at Portland State University. Her work focuses on the politics of architectural practice and the role of making and craft in defining the boundaries of professional identity. Shundana Yusaf is an assistant professor of Architectural History at the University of Utah. She has studied architecture at National College of Arts, Lahore, and architectural history at Harvard, MIT, and Princeton University. Other Contributors: Genevieve Wasser, Tucker Jones, Eric Blyth, Matthew Cranney, Shay Myers, Julia Warner, Sverine Roussel, Philippe Zourgane, Aneesha Dharwadker, Mrinalini Rajagopalan, and Mark Jarzombek.