To begin my can of worms kind of season, I’ve invited my colleague Damien to explore his journey of becoming a tutor in Building Design. In comparison to our Architecture course - there are more complexities and requirements. So, what are these requirements? And what gave him the confidence to teach? Join us as we unpack the requirements of a tutor - and of course, the question of what it means to have the ‘right’ to teach.
Music: 'Memory’ - Composed by Marissa Wong
About Damien Ferlazzo
During more than 18 years working in architecture and design, I have led project documentation and management for residential, commercial, education, community, defence and aged care projects. My career started with a focus on technical solutions and documentation. Evolving and growing through a variety of project roles and responsibilities, these days I enjoy leading project teams, project management and contribute as a technical advisor on multiple projects.
I have a keen interest in Passive House and completed my designer certification in 2021, which has aided my technical development in building performance and better-quality construction methods. I believe the certification method used for Passive House construction is a great example of the benefits of using a process that demands high level of collaboration during the project, which holds everyone to account through data driven testing & certification. This can only be a good thing for future clients and the integrity of our profession.
My passion for teaching and professional training has kept me involved in education, and I enjoy teaching at RMIT University in the School of Vocational Design & Social Context. At DesignInc, I contribute to the upskilling of project teams by delivering engaging training, coaching & mentoring. It's rewarding mentoring recent graduates and offering them guidance that supports building their confidence.
With a vision to improve productivity in the AEC industry, I am keen to work with industry to improve cross-discipline communications. By seeking to understand the nature of the relationship between architecture, consultants and contractors, I can see we share many similar issues. My ideal is to break down traditionally adversarial viewpoints so we can work more cohesively together in genuine collaboration.
You can connect with Damien via LinkedIn or through his blog Revit Link here.
About Do I Have The Right To Teach? //
‘Do I have the right to teach?’ is probably a common question for those suffering severe imposter syndrome when teaching. Heck - probably it should be ‘Do they have the right to teach?’ is another question commonly asked among students when they feel their tutor is incompetent.
Season 5 of Archemist Podcast will tackle the tricky policies, politics and relationships often found teaching in architecture education (or well, teaching in general really). Inspired by a question I had from my first year self and a scathing comment from an interviewer, we will be interviewing guests who are or are not directly working in practice while teaching architecture-related design(to architecture students or to the general public). I’m curious to know what their experience has been, and whether they too have found obstacles generational gaps, imposter syndrome and possible politics within.
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