Contents:
Preface. Foreword -Robin Nicholson. 1. Architectural Education and the Profession: preparing for the future -David Nicol and Simon Pilling. 2. The Changing context of professional practice -John Worthington. Section One: Communication - developing sensitivity to the needs of users and clients. Introduction. 3. Architectural assumptions and environmental discrimination - Ruth Morrow. 4. Seeing the world through another person's eyes -Robert Brown and Denitza Moreau Yates 5. Social practice - design and education in everyday life -Christopher Jarrett 6. The degree laboratory -Nick Callicott and Bob Sheil 7. Introducing clients and users into the studio project -Rachel Sara 8. The development of group working skills and role play -Judith Torrington 9. The 'real' client and the 'unreal' project -Prue Chiles 10. Reviewing the review -Margaret Wilkin 11. Introducing alternative formats for the design project review -Charles Doidge, Tim Brindley and Ross Willmott Section Two: Collaboration - Developing teamworking skills for practice Introduction. 12. Habits and habitats: interdisciplinary collaboration in a community architecture studio -Katerina Ruedi 13. Is working together working? -Jaki Howes 14. Developing skills with people -Angela Fisher 15. Integrated architectural design -Stirling Howieson 16. Achieving richness and diversity -Sandra Manley and Jim Claydon 17. Interdisciplinary working in built environment education -Gerard Wood Section Three: Life-Long Learning - developing independence in learning Introduction. 18. Learning in practice - retreat, opportunity or imperative -Judith Farren Bradley 19. The role of personal development plans and learning contracts in self-directed student learning -Derek Cottrell 20. Establishing and managing a student learning contract -Helena Webster 21. The student-led crit as a learning device -Rosie White Section Four: A Renewed Professionalism - embedding change in schools of architecture 22. Delight in transgression - shifting boundaries in architectural education -Leonie Milliner 23. Schools and practice in the United States -Robert Gutman 24. The design studio as a vehicle for change - Wendy Potts 25. Embedding change -George Henderson 26. The 'crit' as a ritualized legitimation procedure in architectural education -Hannah Vowles 27. Preparation and support of part-time teachers - designing a tutor training programme -Nicholas Weaver, Dave O'Reilly and Mary Caddick 28. Evaluation and feedback in architectural education -John Cowan Appendices 1. Workshop Plans: Teamwork

Architectural education is under pressure to meet the demands of an evolving construction industry and to cater to the increasingly varied career destinations of graduates. How should architectural education respond to these professional challenges? How can students be better prepared for professional practice? These questions are the focus of this book, which brings together contributions from a wide range of authors, from both the UK and the USA, working in the fields of architectural education, architectural practice and educational research.