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Architecture education has "shifted away" from fire safety, experts say on Grenfell anniversary

Deezen

On the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster , fire safety specialists have attacked UK architecture schools for failing to adequately teach students about the subject. If you examine student portfolios you will find very little even in the way of paying lip service to fire safety," he told Dezeen.

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Ten postgraduate architecture projects by Paris School of Architecture

Deezen

Dezeen School Shows: a palace integrating bees to represent anthropocentric domestication is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the Paris School of Architecture. Paris School of Architecture is pedagogically radical.

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

Deezen

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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Cardiff University presents 15 architecture master's projects

Deezen

Dezeen School Shows: a proposed housing scheme for Berlin's asylum seekers and a project that examines lunar cycles feature in Dezeen's latest school show by master's students at Cardiff University. Students develop their existing design skills by focussing on how design thinking might address current global challenges.

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Becoming an Architect: What You’ll Need to Know

Young Architect

Studying design from at one of the many great architecture programs is, in my (admittedly, biased) opinion, one of the greatest educations a person could get as well as an amazing industry to work in. Architecture School. What I love most about the Architecture industry is that it is sooo vast. The Profession.

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ARCHITECTURE EDUCATION (The Internship)

Lines on Paper

This format aims to help launch students into the work place, and hopefully settle into some sort of gainful employment. In the past, internships were also called practical training or work experience, during which the student train under/with an external supervisor or mentor in the same profession. Ask to be involved in projects. (and

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Be Better

EntreArchitect

I had many interesting conversations with architecture students while I was in Chicago. These students are working to become residential architects and in many states, working with a licensed architect is not a requirement. My answer to those students, as well as to anyone else concerned with this very volatile issue?