November 21, 2025
Teaching as design practice
Pedagogy is not separate from practice. The studio sharpens what we teach; teaching sharpens what we make.
By Mehdi Gerami · 1 min read
I teach because the studio is unfinished without teaching. Every cohort I work with asks questions that the studio has stopped asking — the ones that designers stop asking after they become competent. Competence is dangerous without a return path.
Teaching is the only way I know to keep my taste honest.