Campus Units
Architecture
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Conference
6th Biennial Professional Conference of the Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI)
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
2015
Journal or Book Title
AEI 2015: Birth and Life of the Integrated Building
First Page
469
Last Page
482
DOI
10.1061/9780784479070.041
Conference Title
AEI 2015
Conference Date
March 24–27, 2015
City
Milwaukee, WI, United States
Abstract
For decades, structural design has erroneously been taught to architecture students using a modified version of an engineering-based pedagogical model. Instead of imparting a broad range of information for how structural design considerations could be critically integrated into architectural design, these courses instead focus on a narrow range of curricular topics and analytical methods that negatively impact the preparedness of architectural students for practice. To help address these deficiencies, the entire building technology course sequence at Iowa State University, has been dramatically reconfigured as a collaborative and integrative teaching environment that uses active learning environments and unique classroom activities to enhance student learning. Specifically this paper will present three different labs that occur during the final five-week course module of this structural design sequence. Each of the three exercises demonstrates particularly important, capstone-level, learning objectives. The paper will describe the means, methods, challenges, and benefits of these specific assignments and how these represent other important improvements throughout the new sequence. Examples of student work will be shown, and an assessment of the efficacy of the assignments will be presented including reflections upon lessons learned and suggestions for future improvements.
Copyright Owner
ASCE
Copyright Date
2015
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Whitehead, Rob, "Comprehensive and Creative Conclusions: Enhancing Structural Design Educational Opportunities in Labs for Architecture Students" (2015). Architecture Conference Proceedings and Presentations. 112.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/arch_conf/112
Comments
This proceeding is from AEI 2015: Birth and Life of the Integrated Building, ed. Christopher H. Raebel (ASCE, 2015), doi:10.1061/9780784479070.041. Posted with permission.