Digital Bauhaus : Tongji Architecture's exploration of education and practice of tectonics

• Published in: Shidai jianzhu no. 3(185); pp. 40 - 49
• Main Authors: Yuan, Philip F, Sun, Tongyue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 01.05.2022
• ISSN: 1005-684X

"The Bauhaus school of thought has had an important enlightening effect on the evolution of architectural education at Tongji University. The Bauhaus highlights the vision of the zeitgeist on the integration of technology and art which profoundly impacts the foundation of Tongji architectural education. With the founders' continuous efforts, the strategy that emphasizes spatial design and integration of local culture and material craftsmanship inspires the development of the education system of tectonics. Over the past ten years, in accompany with the rapid development of the science of digital design, as well as extensive international academic exchanges and collaborations, the paradigm of Bauhaus has been enhanced and integrated with digital culture and tectonics, and Tongji's architectural education has been shaped with distinctive characteristics. This article comprehensively discusses the inheritance, exploration, and development of the Bauhaus school of thought in Architecture at Tongji University through systematically introducing pedagogical innovations into the architectural education system, including innovative, comprehensive, and innovative actions such as modular courses, publication of books and journal papers, organization of the DigitalFUTURES global online and offline integrated learning platform in recent years, as well as local exploration of architectural practice. It points out the characteristics of Tongji School, which focus on inheritance and development, and more importantly, the strategy of education and exploration of practice in Tongji Architecture have been progressing with the times and continuously focusing on the innovative zeitgeist that integrates design science and culture empowered by digital intelligent technology." Keywords: Tongji Architectural Education; Bauhaus Paradigm; Digital Bauhaus; Digital Tectonics; DigitalFUTURES.