CRITPraX, the Critical Practice Studio, is a summer design experience for upper division Master of Architecture students at Lawrence Technological University. Each summer, a master practitioner is invited to lead the 10 week, 4 workshop charrette style studio by introducing their ideology and methodology through a critical atmosphere and intense discourse. The studio stresses team interaction, communication and learning-by-doing. It uses the structure of the professional charrette while blending on-ground workshops with virtual engagement between sessions. Each team is led by a second, embedded master practitioner who works directly with a small group of students to engage the challenge presented by the guest visionary.


Past CRITPraX leaders:

2014 Srdjan Jovanovic Weiss / NAO

2013 Interboro Partners / Tobias Armborst, Daniel D’Oca & Georgeen Theodore

2012 Dale Clifford / BINARY

2011 Mason White / Lateral Office

2010 Alexander D'Hooghe / ORG

2009 el dorado / David Dowell & Josh Shelton

2008 WORKac / Dan Woods & Amale Andraos

2007 WilliamsonChong / Shane & Betsy Williamson

2006 Raveevarn Choksombatchai / Veev Studio

2005 Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis LTL Architects

2004 Office Da / Monica Ponce de Leon & Nader Tehrani

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