Article
Partnering Without Boundaries: Integrating Structures, Architecture, Practice, and Education
International Conference on Structures and Architecture, Lisbon Portugal, to be presented July 24-26, 2019.
(2019)
Abstract
A college wide, studio-based engineering and design course is used as the mechanism for learning, experimentation, and exploration of the built environment. Student teams part- ner with design professional mentors to create viable solutions for real world projects. Students address architectural, structural, environmental, and construct-ability issues. For the highlighted project, students integrated laboratory research and fundamental engineering principles to develop building designs which recognized current building technology, sustainability, and cultural issues for a polytechnic college in rural Tanzania; then based on the design proposals, constructed a building proto-type. The school motto is “Learn by Doing” and with projects such as the poly- technic, students engage with professionals during design and then experience the nuances of building; tolerances, connectivity, and sequencing. Aspects of the building process which cannot be replicated in the classroom.
Keywords
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration,
- Teaching,
- Design Studio
Disciplines
Publication Date
Summer July, 2019
Citation Information
Thomas Fowler and Kevin Dong. "Partnering Without Boundaries: Integrating Structures, Architecture, Practice, and Education" International Conference on Structures and Architecture, Lisbon Portugal, to be presented July 24-26, 2019. (2019) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/tfowler/17/