WRITINGS IN ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION

How will the demands of the information society and ”new knowledge” affect the demand for relevant or necessary ”know how” in architectural education?

EAAE PRIZE 2001-2002

The EAAE PRIZE 2001-2002 invited teachers from all membership schools and individual members of the EAAE to participate in the competition: „Writings in Architectural Education - Research and results from research and/or new ideas implemented in architectural education.”

The EAAE Prize aims to stimulate original writings on the subject of architectural education in order to improve the quality of the teaching of architecture in Europe.

WORKSHOP IN COPENHAGEN

As a conclusion to the EAAE prize Competition 2001-2002, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in Copenhagen hosted a workshop, 22-24. November 2002. The EAAE PRIZE 2001-2002 was sponsored by Velux. EAAE hereby wish to thank Velux for sponsoring the prize end for the excellent co-operation during the course of the prize.

The first keynote speaker at the workshop was Jean-Francois Mabardi, and he presented a thought-provoking paper entitled „Architectural Education – Writings and Tradition” which is published in its entirety in this workshop publication. The Workshop furthermore presented key-note speeches from Neil Leach entitled „Swarm Tectonics”, and by Jean-Claude Ludi about the process of teaching, and finally Kjeld Vindum, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, with an introduction to the excursion to the Louisiana Museum’s temporary exhibition about the great Danish modernist Arne Jacobsen.

The jury consisting of Jean-Francois Mabardi, Michael Hayes, Jean-Claude Ludi, Neil Leach and Carsten Thau had selected 13 papers for presentation at the workshop out of a total of 57 entries. A sum of 12 authors/groups of authors contributed with presentations during the workshop. There were 75 participants from 20 different countries represented at the workshop.

The 13 selected papers as well as the complete Jury’s Report is published in this report.


Ebbe Harder
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
School of Architecture, Copenhagen, June 2003