Changing Architectural Education: Towards a New Professionalism

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Figures......Page 9
Tables......Page 10
Contributors......Page 11
Preface......Page 15
Foreword......Page 17
1 Architectural Education and the Profession: Preparing for the Future......Page 21
2 The Changing Context of Professional Practice......Page 42
Section 1 Communication: Developing Sensitivity to the Needs of Users and Clients......Page 54
3 Architectural Assumptions and Environmental Discrimination: The Case for More Inclusive Design in Schools of Architecture......Page 56
4 Seeing the World Through Another Person's Eyes......Page 62
5 Social Practice: Design Education and Everyday Life......Page 69
6 The Degree Laboratory: The Work of Unit Six at the Bartlett School, University College London......Page 80
7 Introducing Clients and Users to the Studio Project: A Case Study of a 'live' project......Page 85
8 The Development of Group-Working Skills and Role Play in the First-Year Architecture Course......Page 92
9 The 'Real' Client and the 'Unreal' Project: A Diploma Case Study\......Page 99
10 Reviewing the Review: An Account of a Research Investigation of the 'crit'......Page 105
11 Introducing Alternative Formats for the Design Project Review: A Case Study......Page 111
Section 2 Collaboration: Developing Teamworking Skills for Professional Pracitce......Page 119
12 Habits and Habitats: Interdisciplinary Collaboration in a Community Architecture Studio......Page 121
13 Is Working Together Working?......Page 128
14 Developing Skills with People......Page 136
15 Achieving Richness and Diversity: Combining Architecture and Planning at UWE, Bristol......Page 143
16 Integrated Architectural Design: Issues and Models......Page 152
17 Interdisciplinary Working in Built Environment Education......Page 162
Section 3 Lifelong Learning: Developing Independence in Learning......Page 172
18 Learning in Practice: A retreat, an opportunity or an imperative?......Page 173
19 The Role of Personal Development Plans and Learning Contracts in Self-Directed Student Learning......Page 183
20 Establishing and Managing a Student Learning Contract: A Diploma in Architecture Case Study......Page 191
21 The Student-led 'crit' as a Learning Device......Page 200
Section 4 A New Professionalism: Embedding Change in Schools of Architecture......Page 210
22 Delight in Transgression: Shifting Boundaries in Architectural Education......Page 212
23 Schools and Practice in the United States......Page 220
24 The Design Studio as a Vehicle for Change......Page 228
25 Embedding Change: A Case study of the CUDE Experience......Page 237
26 The ‘crit’ asa ritualised legitimation procedure in architectural education......Page 243
27 Preparation and support of part-time teachers: Designing a Tutor Training Programme Fit for Architects......Page 248
28 Evaluation and Feedback in Architectural Education......Page 256
Appendix Workshop Plans: Teanwork......Page 265