Building Knowledge
Saskia Sassen holds an interesting position about architecture and education that brings me to ask: Are we spending too much time on producing (designs, drawings, or diagrams) and too little time with all of the factors that influence architecture (policy, materials science, engineering, communications, history, art, etc)?
Her interview described architecture as: "It is incorporating all the knowledge we have." But what knowledge do we have that others in our industry don't? As Sassen mentioned, "the architect is somebody who has to work with experts in many different disciplines," but so often we try to figure it all out alone. Some courses are trying to bridge the gap such as the Creative Inquiry classes at Clemson and Design Build elective at Texas A&M, but why do schools across the nation lack this emphasis? Can we change the architectural education in order to build better architects for our future?
Her interview described architecture as: "It is incorporating all the knowledge we have." But what knowledge do we have that others in our industry don't? As Sassen mentioned, "the architect is somebody who has to work with experts in many different disciplines," but so often we try to figure it all out alone. Some courses are trying to bridge the gap such as the Creative Inquiry classes at Clemson and Design Build elective at Texas A&M, but why do schools across the nation lack this emphasis? Can we change the architectural education in order to build better architects for our future?
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