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Architectural education @ all scales symposium

When: Saturday, 03 September 2016 - Sunday, 04 September 2016
Where: Braamfontein Campus East
Oppenheimer Life Sciences Building
Start time:8:00

The Wits School of Architecture and Planning and the Architectural Education Forum (AEF) will host this symposium.

The symposium is hosted in conjunction with the South African Institute of Architects’ AZA16 Congress will host this symposium. The keynote speakers on architectural education will be Professor Baerbel Mueller of the Vienna University of the Arts, Professor Mark DeKay of the University of Tenessee and Professor David Andrew of the WSOA.

There will be Saturday morning workshops by Professor Lone Poulsen of Open Architecture on studio teaching using blended learning, and Dr Ariane Janse van Rensburg on a multilevel teaching model to facilitate a successful transition from school to university for students from diverse contexts.

The AEF discussions focus on architectural education in Africa and lecturers from Nigeria, Uganda, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa will present academic papers. It is essential to book before 27 August online. More information.

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