SUMMARY The task of the Chamber of Architects is to take care of the status of architects and architecture. The undergraduates at the Faculty of Architecture are its future members and therefore the chamber should take care of them too. On the other hand, the chamber expects highly professional education at the FA STU in […]
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SUMMARY The Czech University of Technology became the first university in the Czech Republic that had undertaken an audit in the frame of the CRE programme (European Rectors Conference). The background of this evaluation was a self-evaluating report which has been elaborated by the faculties and by the Rector’s office. The auditors recommended to diminish […]
SUMMARY A basic problem of architectural education is to prepare architects for competition in the labour market. Most European universities attempt to provide universal education for the students, usually through a five-year study plan divided into two cycles and one year of practice, depending on individual characteristics in each country. The FA STU should very […]
SUMMARY The new curriculum, which has come into effect since the 1992-1993 school year, has eliminated disadvantages for the excessive number of students who begin their study and after half of the study course leave the school without any official possibility to recognize their results. Six hours of intensive course-work before the study enable the […]
SUMMARY There are two grades of study at the Faculty of Architecture in Brno. The first grade covers the former full study of architecture and graduates obtain a bachelor degree. Then one year of practice follows. In the second grade of study the curriculum is specialized according to modules. There is a choice of seven […]
SUMMARY At present there is a liberal interpretation of architectural practice. Education in architecture can have various models. The reform in 1968 caused a drastic decline of actual practice and gave priority to academic education. The reform of the state school system in 1984 decided for multidisciplinarity, which enables the architect to analyze the issues […]
SUMMARY There are many views concerning the education and training of architects. The discussed profile of an architect, the two-grade model of study, mutual relationship between the accredited branches of study, possibilities to introduce the new branches and innovation of the contents and organization of the study are just a few examples. The variety of […]
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SUMMARY Town-planning education at the FA CTU in Prague represented an independent study branch until 1989. Today only architecture is studied there but town-planning profilation of students is still possible: they can choose town-planning oriented subjects and studios. The studios are “vertical” ones. More freedom in the study program causes problems for some students.