In favor of integrated teaching in the freshman year of architecture

Authors

  • Claudia Mejía Ortiz Universidad de los Andes. Bogotá, Colombia
  • Cristina Albornoz Rugeles Universidad de los Andes
  • Rafael Villazón Godoy Universidad de los Andes
  • Fabio Restrepo Hernández Universidad de los Andes
  • Manuel Saga Universidad de los Andes

Keywords:

education, academic architecture, curriculum, integrated curriculum, architecture

Abstract

This article lays out the results of a study entitled “The teaching of architecture in the freshman year”, the aim of which was to take an in-depth look at the syllabi of different schools of architecture around the world and understand how the structure of the freshman-year curriculum shapes the education of future architects. One of the main difficulties encountered in this research is the continuing fragmentation of knowledge into areas, in spite of the growing need to train architects that understand the discipline in an integrated way. Therefore, this study stresses the need to establish transverse topics that make it possible to once again join the aforementioned self-contained areas of knowledge, and in this manner assure that students make connections between acquired knowledge.

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Author Biographies

Claudia Mejía Ortiz, Universidad de los Andes. Bogotá, Colombia

Profesora de planta Universidad de los Andes.
  • Grupo de Investigación:
  • ACE, Arquitectura Ciudad y Educación
  • Líneas de investigación de interés:
  • Conceptos y métodos de enseñanza y aprendizaje de la Ciudad y la Arquitectura
  • Análisis y directrices de ordenamiento para la región, la ciudad y el proyecto urbano
Formación

Master of Architecture in Urban Design, Harvard University, 2004, Estados Unidos
Arquitecta, Universidad de los Andes, 1997, Colombia

Cristina Albornoz Rugeles, Universidad de los Andes

Departamento de Arquitectura de la Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá.

Rafael Villazón Godoy, Universidad de los Andes

Departamento de Arquitectura de la Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá.

Fabio Restrepo Hernández, Universidad de los Andes

Departamento de Arquitectura de la Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá.

Manuel Saga, Universidad de los Andes

Departamento de Arquitectura de la Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá.

References

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PIOTROWSKI, Andrzej y ROBINSON, Julia Williams. The discipline of architecture. United States of America: The University of Minnesota, 2001.

SALDARRIAGA, Alberto. Aprender Arquitectura, Manual de Supervivencia. Colombia: Corona, 1996.

TEYMUR, Necdet. Architectural Education, Issues in educational practice and policy. London: Question Press, 1992.

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Published

2015-12-31

How to Cite

Mejía Ortiz, C., Albornoz Rugeles, C., Villazón Godoy, R., Restrepo Hernández, F., & Saga, M. (2015). In favor of integrated teaching in the freshman year of architecture. ARQUITECTURAS DEL SUR, 33(48), 6–17. Retrieved from https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/AS/article/view/1971

Issue

V.33, N.48 (Diciembre 2015): ENSEÑANZA DE LA ARQUITECTURA

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Article

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