Selected Studio Moments

ARTEFACT HOUSE
An Architecture-is-More Studio Experience
DSGN 404 is a foundational architecture studio that positions architecture as a relational, cultural, and critically conscious practice. Rather than approaching architecture as the production of isolated objects, the studio frames architectural work as the shaping of relationships - contingent, situated, and inseparable from the social, ecological, material, and cultural forces with which it is entangled. Students work across multiple scales - ranging from the body and interior conditions to buildings, sites, and larger territorial systems - to understand how architectural decisions shape and are shaped by broader contexts.
Artefact House is an architecture-is-more studio experience led by designer and educator, Joshua Clarke (B.Eng, M.Arch). His work intersects multiple disciplines and mediums: architecture, visual communication, artefact-making, creative direction, research and education. A diverse range of professional and educational experience helped to shape Joshua’s understanding of the relationships between human psychology, landscape, culture, and the built environment. At the core of his work is an enduring interest in how humans change, how we shape the world, and how the world, in turn, shapes us.

Studio Phases

BEING Prompt 1 Matter Matters
Prompt 2 Mixed Matters

PLACE Prompt 3 Situated
Prompt 4 Possibilities

entanglements Prompt 5 Coming Feb.  24

together Prompt 6 Coming Mar. 17
DSGN 404: Disciplinary Studio in Architecture (Winter 2026)
Bachelor of Design in City Innovation
University of Calgary

Instructor
Joshua Clarke

Third-Year Design Students
Amani-Safaa Bhatti
Zernaab Nisar
Silver Castillo
Daniel Snell
John Paul (JP) Echavez
Sheena Xu
Maddy Lamb
Zuha Shahadat
Denis Rosales Becerra
Hayley Miller
Jalyna Neudorf
Grayson Moore
Jesse Starchuk
Zyad Rachdi
Alex Simard
Carola Ramirez
Allysen Stachiw
StudentPrompt
Phase
Amani-Safaa BhattiMatter Matters
Being


Persistence‘”How does persistent interaction with a space shape emotional connections, memories and meaningfulness within architecture?”
Zernaab Nisar Matter Matters
Being


Evolution“Let the city evolve. But let it speak. Let form carry memory and innovation hold respect.”
Amani-Safaa & Zernaab Mixed Matter
Being


Silver Castillo Matter Matters
Being


Empathy“How can architecture cultivate attention rather than avoidance?”
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2032
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