Changing Architectural Education - Towards a New Professionalism (Paperback)

Contents:
Preface. Foreword - Robin Nicholson. 1. Architectural Education and the Profession: preparing for the future - David Nicol and Simon Pilling. 2. The Changing context of professional practice -John Worthington. Section One: Communication - developing sensitivity to the needs of users and clients. Introduction. 3. Architectural assumptions and environmental discrimination - Ruth Morrow. 4. Seeing the world through another person's eyes - Robert Brown and Denitza Moreau Yates 5. Social practice - design and education in everyday life - Christopher Jarrett 6. The degree laboratory - Nick Callicott and Bob Sheil 7. Introducing clients and users into the studio project - Rachel Sara 8. The development of group working skills and role play - Judith Torrington 9. The 'real' client and the 'unreal' project - Prue Chiles 10. Reviewing the review - Margaret Wilkin 11. Introducing alternative formats for the design project review - Charles Doidge, Tim Brindley and Ross Willmott Section Two: Collaboration - Developing teamworking skills for practice Introduction. 12. Habits and habitats: interdisciplinary collaboration in a community architecture studio - Katerina Ruedi 13. Is working together working? - Jaki Howes 14. Developing skills with people - Angela Fisher 15. Integrated architectural design - Stirling Howieson 16. Achieving richness and diversity - Sandra Manley and Jim Claydon 17. Interdisciplinary working in built environment education - Gerard Wood Section Three: Life-Long Learning - developing independence in learning Introduction. 18. Learning in practice - retreat, opportunity or imperative - Judith Farren Bradley 19. The role of personal development plans and learning contracts in self-directed student learning - Derek Cottrell 20. Establishing and managing a student learning contract - Helena Webster 21. The student-led crit as a learning device - Rosie White Section Four: A Renewed Professionalism - embedding change in schools of architecture 22. Delight in transgression - shifting boundaries in architectural education - Leonie Milliner 23. Schools and practice in the United States - Robert Gutman 24. The design studio as a vehicle for change - Wendy Potts 25. Embedding change - George Henderson 26. The 'crit' as a ritualized legitimation procedure in architectural education - Hannah Vowles 27. Preparation and support of part-time teachers - designing a tutor training programme - Nicholas Weaver, Dave O'Reilly and Mary Caddick 28. Evaluation and feedback in architectural education - John Cowan Appendices 1. Workshop Plans: Teamwork