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Integral design pedagogy: Representation and process in multidisciplinary master student projects based on workshops for professionals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 January 2011

Wim Zeiler*
Affiliation:
University of Technology Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Perica Savanović
Affiliation:
University of Technology Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
*
Reprint requests to: Wim Zeiler, Vertigo 6.28, Den Dolech 2, P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands. E-mail: w.zeiler@bwk.tue.nl

Abstract

The development in (Dutch) building practice necessitates developments in other aspects, besides specialized and professional skills, a new integral approach in education and the introduction of such an approach into building design practice. In 2005, the Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning of the University of Technology Eindhoven commenced a multidisciplinary master project on integral design focused on a sustainable climatic design. Students of architecture, building technology, structural engineering, and building services participated in these multidisciplinary master projects. The students began with a 2-day learning-by-practice workshop that was implemented and tested in collaboration with experienced professionals from the Royal Institute of Dutch Architects and the Dutch Association of Consulting Engineers. These workshops have become part of the permanent educational and professional program of the Royal Institute of Dutch Architects. This is one of the few projects in which the practical experience is transferred into the educational academic program and vice versa; normally this process functions only in one of the two directions. The theoretical basis of the design method on which the education of students and professionals is based is discussed and results presented.

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