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Cumino, Caterina; Pavignano, Martino; Spreafico, Maria L.; Zich, Ursula – Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education, 2021
In the seventeenth century, Guarino Guarini, mathematician and architect, affirmed that architecture, a discipline that primarily deals with measures, relies on geometry: therefore, the architect needs to know at least its basic principles. On behalf of Guarini's words, we designed a set of interdisciplinary teaching experiences, between…
Descriptors: Geometry, Visualization, Architecture, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Sava, Mina; Marin, Vera; Popescu, Monica – Childhood Education, 2022
De-a Arhitectura Association, a Romanian cultural organization made up of architects and teachers, develops and promotes architecture and built environment education for children and young people, in order to raise awareness and provide knowledge about the values of architecture, design, and urban planning. Its educational programs take place in…
Descriptors: Architecture, Physical Environment, Foreign Countries, Building Design
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Hisarligil, Beyhan Bolak – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2012
This article demonstrates the outcomes of taking a hermeneutic phenomenological approach to architectural design and discusses the potentials for imaginative reasoning in design education. This study tests the use of literature as a verbal form of art and design and the contribution it can make to imaginative design processes--which are all too…
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Building Design, College Instruction, Hermeneutics
Zijlstra, Hielkje – Online Submission, 2009
In 2006, we launched the [R]MIT Research Centre (Modification, Intervention Transformation) at the Faculty of Architecture at Delft University of Technology. [R]MIT was founded to respond to the need for an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach to the transformation of the built environment. [R]MIT aims to bring momentum to the renewal of…
Descriptors: Architecture, Conservation (Environment), Interdisciplinary Approach, Physical Environment
Lee, Alison, Ed.; Danby, Susan, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
The number of doctorates being awarded around the world has almost doubled over the last ten years, propelling it from a small elite enterprise into a large and ever growing international market. Within the context of increasing numbers of doctoral students this book examines the new doctorate environment and the challenges it is starting to face.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Education, Educational Change, Educational Trends
Trombley, William H., Ed.; Sallo, Todd, Ed. – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2012
In the first decade of the 21st century, the nation, the states, and colleges and universities began to grapple with the challenges of globalization, changing demography, the implications of the digital era, and of a less expansive public sector. Although not a transformative period for higher education, the decade saw significant innovations in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Colleges, Private Colleges, Community Colleges
Seidel, Andrew – Journal of Architectural Education, 1981
Ways that environment and behavior research is taught to design students and how it is being introduced into architectural curricula/design studio are examined. Examples of explicit environment and behavior research use in building designs are provided. (MLW)
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Architectural Research, Behavioral Science Research, Building Design
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Taylor, Anne – Art Education, 1989
Describes a new system for teaching architectural education known as Architectural Design Education. States that this system, developed by Anne Taylor and George Vlastos, introduces students to the problem solving process, integrates creative activities with traditional disciplines, and enhances students' and teachers' ability to relate to their…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Architectural Education, Art Education, Creative Thinking
Maine Arts Commission, Augusta. – 1993
Design and the built environment are subjects of concern to Maine communities. State mandated town planning, new school construction, and the Department of Transportation plans to rebuild roads and bridges elicit public discussion. The study of design encourages elementary students to enter this public forum as informed citizens. The study of…
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Architecture, Art Activities, Art Education
Barron, Colin – 1985
A student-centered, cross-disciplinary approach was developed to teach English language skills to first-year architecture students at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology. The course addressed the problem of native architecture students' lack of training in oral skills and lack of experience in expressing familiar architectural concepts…
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Class Activities, Communication Skills, Concept Formation
McAninch, Christopher – 1981
The architecture sequence at Hiram College, Ohio, which consists of three courses and supervised volunteer work at restoration sites in the region, is described. The sequence links American architecture and the broader areas of cultural history and literature, and the courses are open to any student in the college. The introductory course examines…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Architectural Education, Art History, Building Design
Thompson, Doug; Rooney, Jim – 1977
The booklet provides guidelines, concrete curriculum plans, and rough ideas on urban adventure programs for suburban high school students. Following an overview that explains a three-phase organizing theory (exploration, focusing, action) for urban programs, there are descriptions of: a student-organized and conducted architectural tour of New…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Affective Objectives, Architectural Education, Educational Games