Geometric Conceptualization In The Architectural Engineering Education

Geometric conceptualization has always been among the essential mental tools required for the invention and modeling of spatial structures, as well as for the structural, spatial and dimensional coordination in buildings. The downplayed role of geometry in most architectural engineering curricula may be responsible for engineering students’ low performance in geometric conceptualization and visualization. This paper presents a number of geometric topics, which are inherently related to the architectural engineering education, and which I have integrated into my instruction of the Architectural Engineering courses at the University of Texas at Austin.