The purpose of this survey is to document the particular stylistic tendencies (if any) present in architectural teaching.
All UK architectural schools are being approached to complete the questionaire on line.
The results will be published in the first place on the TAG website. It is anticipated that they will be of value to all interested in architectural education including prospective architectural students.
In the first place the heads of architectural schools are being asked to complete the questionaire and are given private access to the webpage to do so.
Following the collection of material submitted by the heads of schools it will be published in readily accessible form. If any school does not complete the form this will be recorded along with any reason given.
At a later date the same form will appear on a public page of the TAG website and architectural students will later be invited to complete it. Thus the views of the organisers of the courses and the students that took the courses can be compared and balanced. The views of students will also be published on the website subject only to necessary moderation.
Please complete the following questionaire retrospectively for the second year course only for last academic year, i.e. 2009/2010.
This survey is being conducted by the Traditional Architecture Group a linked association of the Royal Institute of British Architects
How often would you say were the following styles informed the method of teaching instruction?
What style category would you say the designs for buildings that your students produced fell into
How important was instruction in the the following approaches to architectural design during the course?
To what extent did your course encourage students to take account of the general public’s preferences for buildings styles?
How often were the following words mentioned in the written material initiating your programmes
"Concept"
"Function"
"Aesthetics"
"Beauty"
Was the teaching of how to create successful public urban space an essential element of the course? yes no
If yes which of the following were emphasised (tick as many as necessary)?
To what extent was the teaching of designing buildings to preserve the global environment and conserve resources generally given emphasis in the course
In the lectures to what extent were the following taught?
History of Twentieth Century Modernism
History of Pre-1900 Architecture
Theory of Twentieth Century Modernist building
Theory of traditional buildings, Classical, Gothic, etc
Construction with modern materials and techniques
Construction with traditional materials and techniques
Were students given instruction in producing presentation drawings by hand?
Which elements of site supervision were fully taught?
Please paste here the full text to the introduction to the major programme of the year involving the design of a building in general
Please paste here the full text to the introduction to a major programme of the year involving the design of a building or space that came closest to suggesting that students should seek alternatives to Modernist solutions perhaps incorporating traditional elements
If a student decided that he or she wished to design for programmes in a traditional style would they be encouraged or discouraged
Was the attitude described above expressly conveyed to the students Yes No
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School of Architecture
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