What a stupid question @##*# ....
"Architecture is taught in a different way to the majority of other subjects. Most of your studies will be based in the studio for design work, or tutorials and 'crits' (critiques). The crit, a common term in art and design education, is where you present your design project work to tutors (and other students) who provide feedback. You will also attend history, theory & technology lectures and computer aided design tutorials, have essays to write, site visits to go on, and visits to buildings and places of interest.
Some schools of architecture provide opportunities for hands-on building projects; and some also offer specialist areas of study or have developed strengths in particular areas, for example sustainability, urban design or construction technology. Skills in problem-solving and team-working are also developed through project work.
Qualifying as an architect in the United Kingdom involves a combination of academic studies and professional experience within a practice, and takes a minimum of seven years to complete. However, an architect must commit themselves to ongoing development and learning throughout their professional career. "
Why? What's so special about this 'architecture'? Why all the fuss?
The difference lies in the fact that architecture is an art form and involves creativity - which can not be taught by traditional methods (if at all).
The students of architecture come from different backgrounds and usaually beleive that 2+2 is always equal to 4. The first task is to 'open up the students minds' by introducing them to 'subjectivity'. They are introduced to the fact that nothing is 'wrong' in design, everything can be represented in different ways, can be modified and possibly improved upon both asthetically and functionally. Once the students understand these basic fundamentals - they are free to learn on their own...
Assignments, tasks and study of existing architecture is all
prepared in order to help evolve your own 'style' or approach to
architecture.... It is something like seeds germinating in nature;
as soon as right elements are put together, seeds germinate. In the
same way, individual creativity in any field needs inputs and an
appropriate environment to allow an idea to germinate, grow and
manifest.
Architecture certainly involves a lot of learning (also unlearning)
- possibly more than a lot of other subjects, but how much of
'teaching' is involved in the whole process is a question better
left unanswered!
