Open AccessWays of Choosing
Author(s) -
Sarah T O’Dwyer,
Julie Gwilliam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eaae annual conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2736-6200
pISSN - 2736-6197
DOI - 10.51588/eaaeacp.53
Subject(s) - excellence , competence (human resources) , sustainability , architecture , sustainable design , engineering ethics , architectural design , irish , context (archaeology) , sociology , architectural engineering , engineering , management , political science , art , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , paleontology , law , economics , visual arts , biology
Architectural education must produce graduates which have demonstrated standards of knowledge, skill and competence for practice as an architect, who possess particular professional attributes and who are also aware of their civic responsibilities. As such, graduates are taught to question and direct design conditions from particular design paradigms and stances. In the context of two dichotomous design culture stances — Architectural Design Excellence (ADE) which prioritises aesthetic architectural ideals and space-making, and Sustainable Performance Excellence (SPE) which has technical prowess and the built environment response to social, environmental and economic sustainability as its focus — this paper studies the role of school design culture in Irish Schools of Architecture in providing the focus on what constitutes architectural design excellence, and what shapes the framework in which these ideas sit.