Architectural education in the digital age

Current Discussions on Digital Sketching in the Early Stages of Architectural Design in Education

In the architectural design, designers are focused on the early stages of the design process or conceptual design. The ultimate goal of this stage is to find a solution for an existing problem, investigate design space, or explore an idea. This stage conventionally begins with sketches and diagrams to explore ideas and solutions; the ambiguity and vagueness of conventional freehand sketching ca...

Nigerian architectural education in a sustainable age

This study aims to integrate sustainability into the thinking and teaching of architecture in Nigerian tertiary institutions from an abstract manner to a concrete one by modifying present educational approach and practice as well as developing a road map for its implementation. This paper reveals that sustainability in architecture is multidimensional and requires the ability to critically anal...

Between design and digital: bridging the gaps in architectural education

Developing technologies, such as computational design and digital fabrication, are transforming the design and construction of contemporary architecture. Today, architecture schools are tasked with introducing digital technologies as they are changing, creating an opportunity to develop innovative curricula and democratize access to these skills. However, the understanding of how to teach digit...

Higher Education in the Digital Age

William G. Bowen is President Emeritus of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, former president of Princeton University and founding chairman of ITHAKA.1 Over his long career he has enriched academic (and general) community with contributions on topics such as class inequalities in higher education, college sports at all levels, and completion rates in higher education. He also gave a very valuable...

Digital learning: Education and skills in the digital age