Interested members are requested to email a short opinion piece on this topic. It does not need to be a researched article and even a 500 word paragraph will do. Please include a short biography of the author. Everyone’s write-up will then be compiled in a small publication that will be freely distributed and published on the web. Members can photocopy and circulate the document within their institutions/ among colleagues etc.
Some issues that can be addressed (among others)
a) Change of format from a 6month training within the 5 year course to a 1 year internship at the end of it
b) CoA proposal to have an additional registration process after the 5 year degree that includes written exams & interview
c) The need for practising architects in teaching (attached article from BD Magazine discussing the pro & con of this topic in the UK)
d) Is it necessary to have a higher degree to be able to teach architecture
e) The entry of foreign education institutions into India and its impact on quality, research and affordability of professional education including Architecture etc.
a) Change of format from a 6month training within the 5 year course to a 1 year internship at the end of it
b) CoA proposal to have an additional registration process after the 5 year degree that includes written exams & interview
c) The need for practising architects in teaching (attached article from BD Magazine discussing the pro & con of this topic in the UK)
d) Is it necessary to have a higher degree to be able to teach architecture
e) The entry of foreign education institutions into India and its impact on quality, research and affordability of professional education including Architecture etc.
How you can participate
Email your opinion piece & short (2-3line) biography on this topic to the Collegium by February 15th 2012. All inputs received by this date will be compiled and formatted into one simple publication. It is hoped that it will be ready and distribution can start by March 01, 2012. It will be freely available online – perhaps on a blog. The blog can be set up to include more opinions and issues. This collection of thoughts will be sent to the CoA, the main regulatory body for Architectural education in India. An effort will also be made to get it published in an architectural magazine.
Email your opinion piece & short (2-3line) biography on this topic to the Collegium by February 15th 2012. All inputs received by this date will be compiled and formatted into one simple publication. It is hoped that it will be ready and distribution can start by March 01, 2012. It will be freely available online – perhaps on a blog. The blog can be set up to include more opinions and issues. This collection of thoughts will be sent to the CoA, the main regulatory body for Architectural education in India. An effort will also be made to get it published in an architectural magazine.
email: architecture.collegium (at) gmail.com
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