GIS in Architectural Teaching and Research: Planning and Heritage
Geographical Information Systems (GISs) in architecture were initially limited to regional and urban development applications. Over recent years its potential has been recognized and its use has evolved to address urban planning and architectural heritage management subjects. Nevertheless, evidence...
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| author | Bertha Santos Jorge Gonçalves Ana M. Martins Maria T. Pérez-Cano Eduardo Mosquera-Adell Despina Dimelli Apostolos Lagarias Pedro G. Almeida |
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| description | Geographical Information Systems (GISs) in architecture were initially limited to regional and urban development applications. Over recent years its potential has been recognized and its use has evolved to address urban planning and architectural heritage management subjects. Nevertheless, evidence shows that its use in architecture teaching is scarce and uneven. Directive 2007/2/EC, establishing the infrastructure for spatial information in the European Community (EU), is, in this way, an opportunity to develop a greater knowledge and application of GIS in the framework of higher education. In architecture, this can be achieved by problem solving based on real case scenarios, which can benefit from GIS-based techniques and analysis capabilities. In this paper, the authors aim to present a review of the use of GIS in teaching and research in architecture to assess its level in different European programmes. Experiences from three European universities (University of Seville, Spain, University of Beira Interior, Portugal, and Technical University of Crete, Greece), which are among the few in their respective countries that promote the inclusion of GIS in architectural education, particularly in the fields of urban and regional planning and architectural heritage, are compared and framed within the European scenario. The paper concludes with a reflection on the three universities’ practice compared to the leading European architecture programmes listed in the main international university rankings. Main trends of future evolution on the use of GIS in architecture teaching are also presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e9c4e650fc8248cfbe61b6ac5027666b2023-12-03T13:05:31ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022021-06-0111630710.3390/educsci11060307GIS in Architectural Teaching and Research: Planning and HeritageBertha Santos0Jorge Gonçalves1Ana M. Martins2Maria T. Pérez-Cano3Eduardo Mosquera-Adell4Despina Dimelli5Apostolos Lagarias6Pedro G. Almeida7Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Beira Interior, 6200-358 Covilhã, PortugalDepartment of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Beira Interior, 6200-358 Covilhã, PortugalDepartment of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Beira Interior, 6200-358 Covilhã, PortugalDepartment of Urbanistics and Land Management, School of Architecture, University of Seville, 41012 Seville, SpainDepartment of History, Theory and Architectural Composition, School of Architecture, University of Seville, 41012 Seville, SpainSchool of Architecture, Technical University of Crete, 73100 Chania, GreeceInstitute of Applied and Computational Mathematics, Foundation for Research and Technology, 70013 Heraklion, GreeceDepartment of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Beira Interior, 6200-358 Covilhã, PortugalGeographical Information Systems (GISs) in architecture were initially limited to regional and urban development applications. Over recent years its potential has been recognized and its use has evolved to address urban planning and architectural heritage management subjects. Nevertheless, evidence shows that its use in architecture teaching is scarce and uneven. Directive 2007/2/EC, establishing the infrastructure for spatial information in the European Community (EU), is, in this way, an opportunity to develop a greater knowledge and application of GIS in the framework of higher education. In architecture, this can be achieved by problem solving based on real case scenarios, which can benefit from GIS-based techniques and analysis capabilities. In this paper, the authors aim to present a review of the use of GIS in teaching and research in architecture to assess its level in different European programmes. Experiences from three European universities (University of Seville, Spain, University of Beira Interior, Portugal, and Technical University of Crete, Greece), which are among the few in their respective countries that promote the inclusion of GIS in architectural education, particularly in the fields of urban and regional planning and architectural heritage, are compared and framed within the European scenario. The paper concludes with a reflection on the three universities’ practice compared to the leading European architecture programmes listed in the main international university rankings. Main trends of future evolution on the use of GIS in architecture teaching are also presented.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/11/6/307architectureteaching and researchgeographical information systems (GISs)heritageurban and regional planning |
| spellingShingle | Bertha Santos Jorge Gonçalves Ana M. Martins Maria T. Pérez-Cano Eduardo Mosquera-Adell Despina Dimelli Apostolos Lagarias Pedro G. Almeida GIS in Architectural Teaching and Research: Planning and Heritage Education Sciences architecture teaching and research geographical information systems (GISs) heritage urban and regional planning |
| title | GIS in Architectural Teaching and Research: Planning and Heritage |
| title_full | GIS in Architectural Teaching and Research: Planning and Heritage |
| title_fullStr | GIS in Architectural Teaching and Research: Planning and Heritage |
| title_full_unstemmed | GIS in Architectural Teaching and Research: Planning and Heritage |
| title_short | GIS in Architectural Teaching and Research: Planning and Heritage |
| title_sort | gis in architectural teaching and research planning and heritage |
| topic | architecture teaching and research geographical information systems (GISs) heritage urban and regional planning |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/11/6/307 |
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