Open AccessHorizons and Conscience
Author(s) -
Christopher Platt,
Josephine Malonza
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.62
Subject(s) - architecture , conscience , agency (philosophy) , gaze , perspective (graphical) , sociology , variety (cybernetics) , work (physics) , pedagogy , media studies , visual arts , public relations , psychology , political science , engineering , social science , art , law , computer science , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , psychoanalysis
At no other time has a student’s knowledge of the world seemed greater and that same world seemed smaller than now. Their global awareness and ethical perspective have developed throughout childhood thanks to education, digital communication and access to international travel. Can meaningful work and geographic and cultural variety satisfy their outward and inward gaze? Is this the deeper motivation in joining a school of architecture? As they imagine their future, how can we help them put their values into practice and reinforce their belief that others’ lives can be improved through their agency as an architect? This paper explores four phases of an ongoing internationally collaborative live project between The Mackintosh School of Architecture at The Glasgow School of Art in the UK (MSA) and The School of Architecture and the Built Environment (SABE) at The University of Rwanda (UR).