TEACHING CAD PROGRAMMING TO ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS
The objective of this paper is to discuss the relevance of including the discipline of computer programming in the architectural curriculum. To do so I start by explaining how computer programming has been applied in other educational contexts with pedagogical success, describing Seymour Papert'...
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Universidade de São Paulo
2008-11-01
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| author | Maria Gabriela Caffarena CELANI |
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| description | The objective of this paper is to discuss the relevance of including the discipline of computer programming in the architectural curriculum. To do so I start by explaining how computer programming has been applied in other educational contexts with pedagogical success, describing Seymour Papert's principles. After that, I summarize the historical development of CAD and provide three historical examples of educational applications of computer programming in architecture, followed by a contemporary case that I find of particular relevance. Next, I propose a methodology for teaching programming for architects that aims at improving the quality of designs by making their concepts more explicit. This methodology is based on my own experience teaching computer programming for architecture students at undergraduate and graduate levels at the State University of Campinas, Brazil. The paper ends with a discussion about the role of programming nowadays, when most CAD software are user-friendly and do not require any knowledge of programming for improving performance. I conclude that the introduction of programming in the CAD curriculum within a proper conceptual framework may transform the concept of architectural education.
Key-words: Computer programming; computer-aided design; architectural education. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-536ac4a00e1b4177980fe0080d733dae2022-12-22T01:06:15ZengUniversidade de São PauloGestão & Tecnologia de Projetos1981-15432008-11-013212310.4237/gtp.v3i2.7350520TEACHING CAD PROGRAMMING TO ARCHITECTURE STUDENTSMaria Gabriela Caffarena CELANI0Universidade Estadual de Campinas [UNICAMP]The objective of this paper is to discuss the relevance of including the discipline of computer programming in the architectural curriculum. To do so I start by explaining how computer programming has been applied in other educational contexts with pedagogical success, describing Seymour Papert's principles. After that, I summarize the historical development of CAD and provide three historical examples of educational applications of computer programming in architecture, followed by a contemporary case that I find of particular relevance. Next, I propose a methodology for teaching programming for architects that aims at improving the quality of designs by making their concepts more explicit. This methodology is based on my own experience teaching computer programming for architecture students at undergraduate and graduate levels at the State University of Campinas, Brazil. The paper ends with a discussion about the role of programming nowadays, when most CAD software are user-friendly and do not require any knowledge of programming for improving performance. I conclude that the introduction of programming in the CAD curriculum within a proper conceptual framework may transform the concept of architectural education. Key-words: Computer programming; computer-aided design; architectural education.http://www.revistas.usp.br/gestaodeprojetos/article/view/50940 |
| spellingShingle | Maria Gabriela Caffarena CELANI TEACHING CAD PROGRAMMING TO ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS Gestão & Tecnologia de Projetos |
| title | TEACHING CAD PROGRAMMING TO ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS |
| title_full | TEACHING CAD PROGRAMMING TO ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS |
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| title_short | TEACHING CAD PROGRAMMING TO ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS |
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