Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber Bartosh, Syracuse University; Bess Krietemeyer, Syracuse University; Sinéad C. Mac Namara, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

the City of New York. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Student Pre-Perceptions of Integrated Design and the Role of Technical Courses in the Architectural StudioAmong those who teach technology to architecture students there is the perception that manystudents (and indeed the occasional studio critic) view the “support courses” of structures andbuilding technology as ancillary at best and as an obstacle at worst. We, the authors, worryhowever, that those students who fail to engage with this material are not prepared for the realworld of design and as there is a danger that as practicing architects they will to often cede controlof their designs to engineers, contractors