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Legacy and Architectural Culture: The Student as the Creator of Architectural Knowledge

No. 22 (2018-06-01)
  • David Felipe Rodríguez
https://doi.org/10.18389/dearq22.2018.02

Abstract

Doing and knowing are two indispensable components when learning about architecture. To understand the epistemological nature of the discipline, this text considers two concepts: legacy and architectural culture. These are not just different names for what is commonly known as theory and practice; instead they refer to the interdependence between knowledge and architectural design. Using these concepts, this paper proposes that a fundamental step forward in architectural education is constructing a repertoire that strengthens the development of the student’s metacognitive skills and, probably, allows him/her to make a creative and pensive contribution to architecture.

Keywords: architectural education, metacognition, legacy, culture, history of architecture, creativity

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