Architectural training seems to be more difficult to organize than ever before. After May 1968, education was radically democratized, or at least that was the intention. However, the 1999 Bologna Declaration radically changed the structure of architecture schools as well. Is there any tradition left to hand down to students? What skills do they need before they can enter the job market? And how about the kind of knowledge that may not be practical, but is nevertheless necessary to fully under...

In de afgelopen decennia heeft het tekenen in de context van landschapsontwerp en stedenbouw een aantal transformaties ondergaan. Recente ontwikkelingen in de theorie en de praktijk hebben het onderscheid tussen beiden doen vervagen. De twee disciplines worden niet langer beschouwd als bouwen – of tuinieren – ‘op grotere schaal’, vooral in de context van kwesties als woningbouw, landinrichting en uiterlijk vertoon. Tegenwoordig spelen de ecologie en de energietransitie of ‘metaboleâ...

In recent decades, the field of architecture has witnessed a fundamental shift under the banner of ‘ecology’: from the innovation in energy technologies to the use of circular materials and climate-neutral building solutions – today, more than ever, the construction of a building seems to be dominated by an ecological awareness. At the same time, such sustainable thinking often places ecological questions outside of the design itself, in the hands of experts and within the logic of quan...

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It is hard to overstate the importance of drawing for architectural practice. Ever since antiquity, architects have relied on drawings to conceptualize ideas, provide instructions for workers and construct their ideas into architecture. This involvement with drawing has always been mediated through different technologies; drawing is technology. The specific practices of drawing have changed over time, however, adapting to changing technologies. In doing so ...