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Traversing the international rainbow of academia and architectural practice
In the context of contemporary tertiary education immersed as such in internationalisation strategies and internationalised curricula, the cultivation and promotion of international awareness in Australian graduates can be expected to lead to desirable lifelong attributes. Consideration of the need to be prepared for a globalised professional and cultural climate is integral to sustaining and growing the future and the fortunes of many. For the architectural community, the combined phenomena of globalisation and internationalisation strategies herald implications for the education and professional preparation of architects which traverse academia and architectural practice. This paper presents the case for exploring potential benefits of establishing closer links between academia and architecture practice, discusses the relevance of international student practice experience for the twenty first century and looks at its role within an intemationalised curriculum in preparing graduates for the future. Analysis of a survey of work experience as a component of Australian architecture courses is used to gauge the extent of current programs that seek to integrate the academic curriculum with practice experience, and the Deakin study (a work in progress) of architecture students in international practice contexts is presented as a vehicle for exploring the degree to which the combination of professional practice education and cultural experience may be beneficial to architecture students, academia and the profession more generally.
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AASA 2005 : Drawing together : convergent practices in architectural education, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of the Association of Architectural Schools of AustralasiaEvent
International Conference of the Association of Architectural Schools of Australasia (3rd : 2005 : Brisbane, Queensland)Pagination
1 - 8Publisher
[Queensland University of Technology]Location
Brisbane, QueenslandPlace of publication
[Brisbane, Qld]Start date
2005-09-28End date
2005-09-30ISBN-13
9781864998412ISBN-10
1864998415Language
engNotes
Reproduced with the specific permission of the copyright owner.Publication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereed; E Conference publicationCopyright notice
2005, AASAEditor/Contributor(s)
K Holt-Damant, P SandersUsage metrics
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