Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Being There |
| Subtitle of host publication | Reflections on 20 years of the international course at the Huddersfield Department of Architecture |
| Editors | Yun Gao, Hannah Tarpey |
| Place of Publication | Huddersfield |
| Publisher | University of Huddersfield Press |
| Pages | 15-24 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781682180864 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2010 |
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Architectural field study in an unfamiliar culture : case study in China trips. / Gao, Yun.
Being There: Reflections on 20 years of the international course at the Huddersfield Department of Architecture. ed. / Yun Gao; Hannah Tarpey. Huddersfield : University of Huddersfield Press, 2010. p. 15-24.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
TY - CHAP
T1 - Architectural field study in an unfamiliar culture
T2 - case study in China trips
AU - Gao, Yun
PY - 2010/2/1
Y1 - 2010/2/1
N2 - Architectural field studies in unfamiliar cultures can address issues of globalisation in architectural education. The aim of designing in different culture is for students to consciously design with cultural and environmental sensitivity in a variety of cultural and geographical locations. This requires design skills in an unfamiliar culture and communicative strategies to work with local communities, staff and students in local universities. Architectural students from the University of Huddersfield in the UK undertook two trips between 2008 to 2009 to the Kunming city in Southwest China and their design projects were set in the local context in China. During the trips, four step tasks were proposed for students to develop communication strategies and to look at a place through others eyes. These four stages are translation, imagination, joint projects and reflection. The study argues that the international trips and the teaching and learning methods discussed in the paper had enabled students to embed their understandings of the culture, religion, family structure, and social aspects of the users in their design projects.
AB - Architectural field studies in unfamiliar cultures can address issues of globalisation in architectural education. The aim of designing in different culture is for students to consciously design with cultural and environmental sensitivity in a variety of cultural and geographical locations. This requires design skills in an unfamiliar culture and communicative strategies to work with local communities, staff and students in local universities. Architectural students from the University of Huddersfield in the UK undertook two trips between 2008 to 2009 to the Kunming city in Southwest China and their design projects were set in the local context in China. During the trips, four step tasks were proposed for students to develop communication strategies and to look at a place through others eyes. These four stages are translation, imagination, joint projects and reflection. The study argues that the international trips and the teaching and learning methods discussed in the paper had enabled students to embed their understandings of the culture, religion, family structure, and social aspects of the users in their design projects.
KW - Architecture
KW - International trip
KW - culture
KW - design
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781682180864
SP - 15
EP - 24
BT - Being There
A2 - Gao, Yun
A2 - Tarpey, Hannah
PB - University of Huddersfield Press
CY - Huddersfield
ER -