Architectural education and the design problem
International Conference on Architectural Technology. The 6th to 8th of November in Copenhagen
This paper describes in short terms the relationship between the discipline of architecture and the discipline of architectural technology. It looks at the professions and their behaviours and at the educations. Both disciplines stay within the wider profession of architecture as it has been traditionally, but the technological development has caused a relatively new situation in the industry that we have to consider.
The text below is based on a study of literature covering the development, but seen from a new angle. It is also considering the results from a pilot questionnaire aiming to clarify how the two educations in question are covering the needs of the architect firm. The results are supported by interviews and discussions undertaken during the last 3 years. Furthermore, it refers to research undertaken in Denmark in 2006 and 2007 to uncover how the education of architects suits the drawing offices.
