Environment and Buildings I: A case study in the evolving technical education of architects
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OSTI ID:379901
- Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO (United States). School of Architecture
This paper describes the educational goals, teaching strategies, and results of a graduate architecture course, Environment and Buildings I, taught at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. It is presented as the first step in a series of evolutions of the school`s technical curriculum, evolutions that seek to significantly integrate energy, environmental, social, and aesthetic issues in the education of architects. The course introduces the theory of an ecological approach to architecture and covers the schematic design of buildings for heating, cooling, lighting, and water. The intention is for students to learn to design responsible and beautiful places that sail elegantly into the twenty-second century on available renewable energy. Lectures and projects are organized to parallel the design process, with emphasis on the architectural implications of technological systems. Where possible, students` design studio projects are used as the vehicle for class assignments.
- OSTI ID:
- 379901
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960430--; ISBN 0-89553-211-5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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