JIDA 2019

Blended learning (BL) can be very useful to improve teaching in standard Architectural design-studios currently taught in Spanish public universities. Studios are the teaching core of all disciplines related to design in general and architecture
in particular. At the School of Architecture of Madrid this system is used by all units in the Department of Architectural Projects. However, the fact that a model Works well does not mean there is no room for improvement left. In fact, both the academic performance results and the opinions shown by students and teachers indicate that some aspects should be improved. On the other hand, the massive emergence of information and communication technologies (ICT) offers new opportunities for improvement. This study analyzes the advantages and difficulties posed by a specific format of blended learning, using Facebook to expand the teaching capacities of the traditional design-studio.