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Education Conference in Viseu,
Portugal

Teaching of Architecture
and Urbanism
in the Age of Globalization
5th May - 9th May 2004
Lisbon - Viseu - Tomar
Portugal
New School of Architecture
(Universidade Catolica Portuguesa)
The Education Conference in Viseu addresses the necessary
reform of the teaching of architecture & urbanism, --in, and,
--beyond Academy, and proposes to craft new approaches, or strategies
of architectural & urbanistical education for students, professionals
and laymen.
The Conference is particularly interested, -- to explore didactics
with a more efficient integration of all architectural scales, from
landscape, city, to building detail and ornament,-- to enhance the
integrated architecture & urbanism curriculum, --to update scientific
evidence and knowledge and its potential for new operative methods
in architecture and urbanism, --to create better interdisciplinary
tactics and community related studio activities, --to redefine the
studio in its relationship to challenges of practice, history and
theory, etc..
The Conference will explore teaching methods and educational models
which can both enhance local and regional specificities and potentials,
and benefit from the most updated knowledge of science, crafts and
arts, regarding man and nature and the universe.They also encompass
strategies in education which address practically and philosophically
the objectives and means to inhabit our world wisely, respectfully,
and beautifully, as responsible global village, and local neighbourhood
citizens, by building according to principles enhancing and supporting
life, in harmony with the local and the universal, and acknowledging
the positive potentials of Globalization to oppose its destructive
ones.
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VENICE, 6-7 FEBRUARY
2004
International Conference
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Promoted by
IUAV University of Venice
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2000
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