Ryerson University's Master of Architecture Class of 2016 invites architects, industry professionals, academics, and students to a symposium titled “Designing the Architect: Reshaping Architectural Pedagogy in the Information Age”, engaging in discussions on architectural education in the current epoch. Grounded in a remarkable legacy of building, the role of the architect and student is rapidly changing. In this context, our notion of “architect” in today’s world must likewise evolve, right from the outset of his learning. Framed around three areas of focus, this symposium will assess architectural education through the lenses of interdisciplinary practice, the digital, and sustainable issues. In response to the paradigm shift, how will the learning environment establish lateral connections, advancing the student in other areas of knowledge? How will education embrace the ‘digital’, its new methods of representation as well as enhanced capacity of material design and fabrication? Finally, how does this extend beyond the current and into the future of education, design, and practice of architecture?
Speakers
Michelle Addington- Professor, Yale University
David Covo- Associate Professor, McGill University / Associate Director, Professional Program
George Baird- Partner Sampson Neuert Architects / Dean Emeritus- Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto
David Gloster- Director of Education, Royal Institute of British Architects
Monica Ponce de Leon- Dean at the University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Principal- Monica Ponce de Leon Studio
Moderated by: Zahra Ebrahim (Founder of Architext)
Schedule
The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon- Toronto Reference Library (2nd Floor)
Monday, January 26, 2015
6:30pm-10:00pm
For more information, see the 'Designing the Architect' official website.
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Contact Rebecca Tsang at rebecca.tsang@ryerson.ca
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