This talk will explore the intersection of cybernetics and education, with a specific focus on architectural education. The aim is twofold: first, to examine how cybernetics can enhance the creation of learning environments that encourage collaboration and the process of “learning to learn.” Second, to discuss how architecture, both as a discipline and as a physical construct that articulates constraints and openness, can serve as an additional model for cybernetics when it comes to the question of freedom. A series of educational experiments carried out in Brazil, some inspired by Stafford Beer’s Team Syntegrity model, will be presented. These case studies illustrate how cybernetics, in practice, can provide a structure for learning how to learn, fostering collaboration and creativity towards freedom.
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