ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION FUTURISTIC APPROACH TOWARDS 21st CENTURY

Abstract

The creation of architecture that endures rather than architecture that surrenders to the latest trend, is a crucial issue in the education of an architect. The practice of architecture, however is not a static endeavor that can be easily defined by fixed and precise characteristics it evolves with the demands and development of the society. The ability to resist trends yet still respond to the change, involves an understanding of the past and present as well as a concern for the future. Education of an architect must therefore encompass both Continuity and Change to prepare students to meet the demand of the profession. Given the Dynamic and Complex nature of architecture, the education of an architect involves not only what constitutes a course of study, but how an architect is educated. My thesis is a humble attempt to identify ways in which the current degree focus, its curriculum structure and how can it be reconfigured (restructure) to encourage a process of architecture education that addresses the issues based on the need of the society and vital issue in the training of an architect and to make it suitable for the challenges of 21" century.