>20 year olds simply do not listen to talk about how they all won't become
>architects. If they are seduced by their <wonderful> architectural
>education into a field that our society clearly doesn't value very highly,
>then they havn't benefited. We're just getting them hooked and then
>abandoning them to the cruelties of the marketplace.
>
>We just had this discussion in a faculty meeting. IMHO, I majored in Theater
>as an Undergrad (directing--not set design) and found that my education was
>good preparation for architecture. I learned team work, a creative process,
>budgeting, time management, scheduling, concepts, and many other things that
>are fundamental not only to architecture and theater but many other
>disciplines and professions. I also believe that undergraduate architectural
>education should emphasize the liberal arts as much as possible--use design
>projects to learn about other professions, fields, people, communities, etc.
>so it isn't a strongly focused professional program. That is what graduate
>schools are for, be it architecture, physics, or Theater Arts.
Jory Johnson
University of Illinois
>architects. If they are seduced by their <wonderful> architectural
>education into a field that our society clearly doesn't value very highly,
>then they havn't benefited. We're just getting them hooked and then
>abandoning them to the cruelties of the marketplace.
>
>We just had this discussion in a faculty meeting. IMHO, I majored in Theater
>as an Undergrad (directing--not set design) and found that my education was
>good preparation for architecture. I learned team work, a creative process,
>budgeting, time management, scheduling, concepts, and many other things that
>are fundamental not only to architecture and theater but many other
>disciplines and professions. I also believe that undergraduate architectural
>education should emphasize the liberal arts as much as possible--use design
>projects to learn about other professions, fields, people, communities, etc.
>so it isn't a strongly focused professional program. That is what graduate
>schools are for, be it architecture, physics, or Theater Arts.
Jory Johnson
University of Illinois