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^{“Once we had the ‘fit for purpose framework’ it proved to be quite useful not just in the output end – but also in the input end. It truly works in the way Tikvah explained with cadasters – we can incorporate changes, epiphanies and more transformations from the research team, whilst the whole of the framework stays intact, and we can easily create modules. It’s quite clever!’}
Project manager collaborating with StudioBlended

^{‘The need for modular programs and personalised learning paths that cater to the needs and interests of students, is becoming increasingly apparent. This development leads to the creation of more flexibly designed learning environments, both physically and virtually. These approaches enable students to pursue their education at a time, pace of study, and location that suit their own needs and interests.‘}
Future Campus (2040) trend report 2023.

^{Adaptability is our ability to bend and come back to center over and over again, increasing our flexibility each time.}
Esther Perel

Are you curious for more? Would you like to get in touch? Feel free to contact our lead directly for any questions or inquiries you may have. Tikvah Breimer (MSc MAEd MSc) tikvah@studioblended.com +31 6 42 47 29 69

Photo: An open building framework for a house in Japan, Tokyo by Shigeru Ban (1995). Staib, Gerald, Dorrhofer, Andreas & Markus Rosental 2008, Birkhauser. Edition Detail. Components and Systems, p. 132. With thanks to the Netherlands Architecture institute’s library.

EDITORIAL: SETTING THE SCENE

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This page is underway. Would you like to already exchange about it? Feel free to contact us directly:
Tikvah Breimer (MSc MAEd MSc)
tikvah@studioblended.com +31 6 42 47 29 69


Where does this design angle come in?
Technical resilience and the fit for purpose framework, come in in the early (re)design stages of a course, training or (master)degree.

A good way to scope your knowledge domain is with a workshop ‘big ideas’ or a Design Studio.

THINKPIECE

Why not read our Thinkpiece (2 pager) - forthcoming, to discover more?

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KEY PROJECTS

MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE (MOOC) funded by the ERC
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2025 - 2026 (1 year)
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StudioBlended is currently partnering with an institute for capacity building within a European University, to co-create an impactful MOOC for this client (March 2025-March 2026).

The way we designed the curriculum for this client, was deeply infused by our philosophy and practice of the fit for purpose framework, and modular approaches. For example, we ensured that part of the elements designed and developed, could be also used in other education such as a running master degree, and beyond for external presenations and capacity development trainings.

European funded program.

More information follows soon.


TRAINING AS A PRODUCT WITH AN OPEN BUILDING FRAMEWORK

As early as 2013, the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam, was interested in how to approach their capacity development trainings as a product.

Upon invitation by the head of Education, Tikvah Breimer (MSc MAEd MSc) (then staff member) delivers a proposal called ‘Training as a product - A suggestion’.

With open building Tikvah Breimer (MSc MAEd MSc) draws heavily from her Master thesis on open building and incremental housing in architecture (see Erasmus University repository, cum laude).

The proposal includes a strong element of a robust curriculum that stands the test of time - by design, through a technical ‘fit for purpose framework’. It is also completely modular.

The proposal dates back to 2014, but is still decade strong and relevant today, and resonates in all our technical and modular design. It’s simply how we visualise good education.

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Image: analogy of open building used in proposal to IHS by Tikvah Breimer (MSc MAEd MSc). Visualisation of primary, secondary and tertiary systems within the built (learning) environment. Source: Geiser 2006 in Osman 2010:244.

AUDIO PODCAST

🎙 Keynote: Big ideas and modular curriculum design.
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Release summer ‘24  



Today’s keynote was delivered [in a 20 min. form] on the kick-off of the new academic year with the academic teaching staff of the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Studies (AMS) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Friday August 30, 2024.

RELATED PUBLICATIONS

Our lead and founder, takes a lively interest in architecture, and made an extensive exploration of the open building approach in architecture (with distinction) at the Institute for Housing and Urban Management (IHS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam.

OUR FINITE SET OF DESIGN ANGLES

Technical resilience
Big ideas
Paradigm shifts/decade strong
Simplicity and decluttering
Human resilience
Modular
Innovative and deep pedagogy
Assesment / evaluation
Time dimension
Evidence-based design
Financial health and resilience by (re)design
Multi- Inter- and transdisciplinary
Flexibilisation and personalisation
Blended

Resilient education that stands the test of time - by design.