Changing Architectural Education
Towards a New Professionalism
Edited by David Nicol, Simon Pilling
Published July 20th 2000 by Taylor & Francis – 320 pages
Description
Architectural education is under pressure to meet the demands of an evolving construction industry and to cater to the increasingly varied career destinations of graduates. How should architectural education respond to these professional challenges? How can students be better prepared for professional practice? These questions are the focus of this book, which brings together contributions from a wide range of authors, from both the UK and the USA, working in the fields of architectural education, architectural practice and educational research.
Contents
Preface. Foreword. The profession and its eduation. Communication - learning to respond to the needs of clients and users. Collaboration - developing teamworking skills for practice. Design thinking - strengthening integrative and analytical thinking. Life-long learning - developing independence in learning. A new professionalism - embedding change across the school. Appendices.
Author Bio
Simon Pilling is the Architect and Project Co-ordinator of CUDE (Clinets and Users in Design Education).
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Name: Changing Architectural Education: Towards a New Professionalism (Paperback) – Taylor & Francis
Description: Edited by David Nicol, Simon Pilling. Architectural education is under pressure to meet the demands of an evolving construction industry and to cater to the increasingly varied career destinations of graduates. How should architectural education respond to these professional challenges? How...
Categories: Professional Practice, Theory of Architecture
