| Title |
Integrating Architectural History and Design in Education |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2025.41.6.143 |
| Keywords |
Architectural Education; Architectural History; Historic Preservation; Architectural Design; Coexistence |
| Abstract |
This study explores how architectural history can coexist with architectural design within a five-year architecture education program. Since the
introduction of the five-year architecture certification system in 2003, an increase in architectural history subjects has resulted in a reduction
of courses outside design, particularly in history and theory. Additionally, the extended duration of the five-year program has increased the
mathematics workload, contributing to a significant drop in graduate school enrollment in architecture departments and making it harder to
cultivate future academics for sustainable scholarship. To obtain architectural certification, students must meet the Student Performance Criteria
(SPC), which places greater emphasis on design-related subjects compared to history and theory. This emphasis has led schools offering
architecture certification to prioritize practical design courses over history and theory to maintain certification status. This study seeks specific
methods to balance architectural history, theory, and design within the five-year curriculum. Historic preservation is proposed as a way to
bridge the gap between design and history. The study highlights a case where fifth-year students at OO University completed graduation
projects focused on historic preservation, demonstrating that architectural history and theory can be integrated with design rather than treated
as separate disciplines. |