Building Resilience in the Time of Super Typhoons: Evaluating the First Filipino Design-Build University Program

This paper highlights the value of post-occupancy evaluations (POEs) in the context of adapting U.S. design-build pedagogy to a Filipino university. Since the 1990’s, hands-on design-build programs have become popularized for creating positive impact on students in the U.S. Today, they are being adapted globally, but there is insufficient research on design-build programs and their impact on communities, and even more so, on the emerging programs in foreign universities. Rather, published design-build projects typically focus on the design process, innovation, execution, and putting emphasis on design awards. It is less common to find post occupancy and beneficiary impact. This might be due to the lack of standardized methods and resources for carrying out POEs. Following-up and reporting the impact of design-build projects through POEs is worth expanding upon, and they are an essential instrument for building resilient communities, especially since many architecture programs today offer some form of hands-on, service-learning as an alternative to traditional architecture education.1

https://doi.org/10.35483/ACSA.Intl.2018.37

Volume Editors
Ángela García de Paredes, Iñaqui Carnicero & Julio Salcedo-Fernandez

ISBN
978-1-944214-18-0