Wilderness Urbanisms as a Collaborative Design Pedagogy

Abstract

Wilderness Urbanisms is a comprehensive design studio that collaborates to combine rich urban sites with the pursuit of architectural aura. This paper explores the theoretical foundations that inform the Wild-Urbs curriculum: sources from urban, environmental, and literary studies. Concise histories of wilderness and urban subjectivity contextualize the use of mixed-media collage as a primary medium for exploration. Specific techniques are described to motivate working across architectural scales and to encourage colleagues to become agents of the city as a social contract.