Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Nelson P.E., California Polytechnic State University; John W. Lawson, Architectural Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

Paper ID #7101Teaching Architecture, Engineering and Construction Disciplines: Using Var-ious Pedagogical Styles to Unify the Learning ProcessJill Nelson P.E., California Polytechnic State University Jill Nelson is an Assistant Professor for the Architectural Engineering Department at California Polytech- nic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, CA. Professor Nelson came to Cal Poly with over 25 years of structural design and project management experience. She is a registered Professional Engineer and Structural Engineer in the states of California and Washington. Jill Nelson received a B.S. degree in Civil

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahnaz J. Aly, Western Kentucky University; Laura Elizabeth Leach, Western Kentucky University

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Architectural

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Contextual Learning Concepts Drive Architectural Education to Partner with IndustryIntroductionThe field of architecture is people oriented, which cannot be practiced in isolation. From conceptto completion the focus is always on the end user. According to Gutman, buildings are objects ofuse apart from being objects of pleasure [1]. Architecture is so essentially a social art that noarchitect can talk about his (or her) medium or about his (or her) schemes without reference tohow they will be used by people [1]. Once the idea for a facility has been conceptualized, thedesigner begins to conceptualize solutions for that particular structure, while taking

Conference Session

Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jan Cowan, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kirsten Hill, IUPUI Student; Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Architectural

Paper ID #5931Adaptive Re-Use: The Architecture of Re-Purposing Existing ObjectsDr. David Jan Cowan, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Dr. Cowan is the director of the Architectural Technology and Visualization Program at Indiana Univer- sity Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). He is also the associate chair of the Engineering Technology Department. He has degrees in Art Education, Visual Arts and Sustainable Architecture. He is a LEED AP. Research/teaching interests are in: post-disaster reconstruction, BIM (Building Information Model- ing), architectural visualization, sustainable community and

Conference Session

Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead MacNamara, Syracuse University; Robert A. Svetz, Syracuse University

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Architectural

architectural history and theory discourses. He has worked professionally in various New York City offices and was previously a special lecturer at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Svetz holds an M.Arch. from Yale University, where he received the David C. Taylor Memorial prize on architectural writing and criticism. Page 23.659.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Hidden in Plain Sight: Campus Scavenger Hunt to Teach Structures and Technology to Architects.1. IntroductionLook down the street, what do you see? Buildings with windows and doors, a