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"We'll be graduating smart, caring, compassionate activist students" says new head of Pratt undergrad programme

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In this exclusive interview , he explains how he aims to bring his ethos of activism and inclusion to the school. Our student body is the most important thing and the change they can make in the profession," he told Dezeen. Change students can make is "paramount". It takes one's own activism to make change".

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Norman Foster "to assemble the best minds" to rebuild Ukrainian city of Kharkiv

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Along with representatives of the Norman Foster Foundation, Foster aims to recruit leading international and Ukrainian architects and designers to contribute to the reconstruction. "In Housing, hospitals, schools and heritage buildings, including an opera house, concert hall and government offices have reportedly been hit by shells.

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The Culture of Architecture Needs an Overhaul, Part II: Historical Background, Today’s Context and Future Steps

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Studio Culture in Architecture Schools In their design for the Abedian School of Architecture in QLD, Australia, Crab Studio sought to rethink the traditional bounds of architecture’s pedagogical spaces. Part III looks at how to intentionally create a values-based teaching and learning culture.

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Architecture education needs "decolonisation and decarbonisation" says London School of Architecture head Neal Shasore

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In this exclusive interview , he told Dezeen of his plans to make the school a beacon of inclusivity. It means encouraging students to think about their projects in terms of sustainable and regenerative design solutions.". Campaign to support students from minority backgrounds. Diversity and inclusion is hard".

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Tongji University's College of Architecture and Urban Planning marks 70 years with Global Dean's Forum

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Promotion: Shanghai 's Tongji University is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its College of Architecture and Urban Planning with the Global Dean's Forum, a day-long event bringing together 11 major architecture schools from around the world. The school is now also starting to recruit post-doctoral researchers from abroad.

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Architectural Education Will Change Because The Way Architects Work Will Change

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I believe architectural education needs to train architects to recognize and harness our innate desire to create. Architecture school need to teach architects how to better listen, communicate, as well as design. Anyone will be able to directly create buildings through software, no architect need apply. Its silly to say “Change.”

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Architectural Job Starter Kit | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Not knowing anything other than I should try to get a job in an architectural office, I got whatever job I could. Read Architectural Interns to gain some unique insight into how an architecture student can rise to the top of a pile of resumes and get that coveted architectural intern position.