THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY LEVEL OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS IN BANDUNG CITY

• Main Author: Azmi Aunun Noor, Zulafa
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/75744
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

The pandemic, along with the rapid advancements in information technology, has ushered in a new era of architectural education, providing unprecedented flexibility and diverse learning opportunities. Academic communities can now engage in the learning process anytime, anywhere, and through various digital platforms. Consequently, there has been a noticeable trend among students, who increasingly prefer to conduct their studio activities outside the traditional campus settings. This shift in learning preferences indicates that the studio is no longer the sole focal point for their educational experience. This research aims to explore and identify crucial internal motivational factors, the physical and spatial characteristics of learning environments, types of activities, student responses, and their impact on productivity levels among architectural students. Additionally, the study seeks to address pertinent issues and establish criteria for designing optimal spaces where architectural students can effectively complete their tasks. Adopting a quantitative research approach, the study combines exploratory and explanatory methods and employs non-random/probability techniques (semi-quota and snowball sampling). Collaborating with surveyors from various universities and institutions, the study gathered data through online questionnaires from 320 active architecture students in Bandung. All respondents had completed at least one Architectural Design Studio or a comparable course. The collected data underwent comprehensive quantitative analysis, utilizing correspondence analysis, ANOVA, and multivariate regression. The research findings will yield two invaluable thesis models: 1) the relationship between internal motivation, physical/spatial characteristics, activities, responses, and productivity levels and 2) issues and propose well-defined criteria for designing spaces dedicated to architectural students' task execution. Ultimately, the study will generate actionable recommendations tailored to meet the unique needs and characteristics of architecture students in Bandung benefiting universities, academic communities, architects, and developers.