How a session works

Every session follows the rhythm of a physical design studio: not a list of tasks, but a deepening of attention.

1. BriefRead the challenge. Say your first instinct before you look anything up.
2. ObserveGather references and look closely: line, proportion, rhythm, tension. Seeing comes before judging.
3. MakePut something down – a sketch, a layout, a model. Work in progress is the point.
4. CritDescribe, then analyse, then interpret, and only then evaluate. In that order.
5. ReflectName what shifted your thinking: a reference, a comment, a material decision.
6. IterateTake the next version back to the brief. The work keeps its history.

The crit, in order

A crit moves through four steps and does not skip ahead: describe what is there, analyse how it is put together, interpret what it means, and only then evaluate it. Judgement comes last, after looking.