How does spirituality enter the education of an architect? Should
it? What do we mean by 'spirituality' in the first place? Isn't
architectural education a training ground for professional practice
and, therefore, technically and secularly oriented? Is there even
room to add something as esoteric if not controversial as
spirituality to an already packed university curriculum? The
humanistic and artistic roots of architecture certainly invite us
to consider dimensions well beyond the instrumental, including
spirituality. But how would we teach such a thing? And why, if
spirituality is indeed relevant to learning architecture, have we
heard so little about it? Spirituality in Architectural Education
addresses these and many other important philosophical,
disciplinary, pedagogic, and practical questions. Grounded on the
twelve-year-old Walton Critic Program at the Catholic University of
America School of Architecture and Planning, this book offers solid
arguments and insightful reflections on the role that "big
questions" and spiritual sensibility ought to play in the
architectural academy today. Using 11 design studios as stopping
grounds, the volume takes the reader into a journey full of
meaningful interrogations, pedagogic techniques, challenging
realizations, and beautiful designs. Essays from renowned
architects Craig W. Hartman, Juhani Pallasmaa, Alberto Campo Baeza,
Claudio Silvestrin, Eliana Bórmida, Michael J. Crosbie, Prem
Chandavarkar, Rick Joy, Susan Jones, and Daniel Libeskind open new
vistas on the impact of spirituality in architectural education and
practice. All this work is contextualized within the ongoing
discussion of the role of spirituality and religion in higher
education at large. The result is an unprecedented volume that
starts a long-awaited conversation that will advance architectural
schooling. ACSA Distinguished Professor Julio Bermudez, with
recognized expertise on spirituality in architecture, will be the
guide in this fascinating and contemplative journey.
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