Diana Andreea Galoș

Diana Andreea Galoș (Pogăcean) an architect and researcher who completed her PhD in 2025 through a joint program between Technical University of Cluj-Napoca and the Paris Nanterre University. She is currently an associate teaching assistant at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism in Cluj (Romania), where she teaches architectural and urban design. Her work focuses on the transformation of peri-urban areas, the relationship between urban and rural environments, and the ways in which housing shapes communities. She participates in conferences, publishes her research, and is involved in participatory urbanism projects that engage local communities in shaping their living environments.

The project

Title: Towards a Hybrid Pedagogy in Architectural Education – Lessons Learned from Experiential Teaching Methods

"This research project explores the development of a hybrid pedagogy in architectural education, based on the integration of experiential methods. It starts from the observation that architectural education in Romania remains largely hierarchical and insufficiently connected to social and material realities. At the same time, alternative initiatives promote practice-based learning and collaboration with local communities. The research aims to analyze these two approaches and bridge the gap between theory and practice. It relies on a comparative study between Romania and France, where experimental pedagogies are more developed. The project proposes the design and testing of a pedagogical method adapted to the Romanian context. Ultimately, it seeks to strengthen the social role of architects and to train more engaged and critical practitioners. It also aims to build connections between academia, professional practice, and local contexts."

Hosting institution: ENSAPLV, within the LET laboratory, Paris

Selected bibliography

• Galoș, Diana; Medeșan, Silviu (2022). From Temporary Spatial Practices to Permanent Architectural Forms. The Case of « La Terenuri » from Mănăștur Neighborhood, Cluj-Napoca. Studies in History and Theory of Architecture.
• Galoș, Diana (2023). Hybrid housing at the interference between the urban and the rural in Romania – The political and economic influence on housing forms and lifestyles. AIP Conference Proceedings.
• Galoș, Diana (2021). Urban Housing in the countryside. Community building and real estate policies. DOCONF Conference Proceedings.
• Galoș, Diana (2023). Redefining rurality. In Questions: Building Change in Architecture.
• Galoș, Diana; Medeșan, Silviu; Rusu, Vlad (forthcoming). The shifting role of actors in ecological transition: the case of Feroviarilor Park in Cluj, Romania. Architecture (special issue).y