Developing online construction technology resources in tectonic design education
conference contribution
posted on 2012-01-01, 00:00authored byJeremy Ham, M Schnabel, Sambit Datta
We outline issues of importance in relation to tectonic design within the architectural profession and the relationship to architectural education in Australia. Twelve years of research and curriculum development at Deakin University is discussed, involving the creation of online resources and case studies, digitally-integrated projects relating to building construction and design studio education. The ethos behind the Construction Primer of engaging students as ‘amateur researchers’ in a way that ensures ‘that student research work is worth more than course assessment’ forms the pedagogical foundation of much of this work. A model of Socially Networked Construction Technology education has been developed that integrates social networks and the Internet to engage students in tectonic design within and outside the classroom through authentic curricula. Through the use of Virtual Galleries, Blogs, YouTube and social networks, a culture of peer learning and sharing has been developed. Through shared knowledge facilitated through social networks, great potential lies for expanding the synergies between higher order learning and online resource development for design decision support.
History
Event
Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe. Conference (30th : 2012 : Prague, Czech Republic)
Pagination
135 - 142
Publisher
eCAADe and CVUT, Faculty of Architecture
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Place of publication
Prague, Czech Republic
Start date
2012-09-12
End date
2012-09-14
ISBN-13
9789491207020
Language
eng
Publication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereed
Copyright notice
2012, eCAADe
Editor/Contributor(s)
H Achten, J Pavlicek, J Hulin, D Matejdan
Title of proceedings
eCAADe 2012 : Digital physicality : Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe