This book presents thoughtful insights into architectural education while highlighting its journey from past to present times. It describes the contents and methodology and signifies the role of culture in architectural education, especially with reference to communication models.
The book details the historical background of architectural education in its two basic forms: apprenticeship and curriculum-based models. While considering the correlation between architectural education and communication that has been overlooked, it culminates into a multidisciplinary model of architectural education with special thrust on cultural sensitivity. The book illustrates the real-world implications of architectural education through case studies from Pakistan, United Kingdom and Turkey.
The volume will be useful to students, academicians, researchers and policy makers working in the fields of architecture, communication and social sciences. It will be an indispensable resource for professionals working in Architecture.
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Yasira Naeem Pasha is a seasoned and experienced academic in architecture. Holding post-doctorate from University College London, she has contributed as scholar and researcher in several universities including UET Lahore, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, Oxford University, Nottingham Trent University, and Oxford Brookes University. Yasira Pasha has been awarded International Research Scholarship- Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and Charles Wallace Fellowship- British Council. She advocates her interests in interdisciplinary value of architecture for establishing linkages with professional industry and architectural academia. She has widely published nationally and internationally for architectural discourse.