| Paper Title: | The Ethics of Professional Practice |
| Author: | Elizabeth Petry, AIA, University of Hartford, petry@hartford.edu |
| Suggested track: | Ethics: creative ways to teach and assess teaching |
| Presentation type: | Full paper |
| Preferred Category: | Other |
| Abstract: | Professional practice meets architectural education initially in the academic world and eventually in the world of architectural practice. The ethics of practice crosses both worlds. The Department of the Architecture in collaboration with architectural offices is introducing students to the realities of practice and the opportunities and challenges of making the transitions from the academy to practice during their academic years. The transition between education and practice has traditionally had its challenges but it is even more complicated in today’s climate of accreditation, internship, and architectural registration examinations. With the common goal of most architectural students being licensure, it is essential to assist students in navigating this sometimes complicated path. In Building Community: A New Future for Architecture Education and Practice, Boyer and Mitgang concluded, "that architectural education is really about fostering the learning habits needed for the discovery, integration, application, and sharing knowledge over a lifetime." The sharing of knowledge from practicing architects to today’s students is essential. The unique opportunity for students to visit and have candid access to successful practitioners has become invaluable to our architectural students formal education. Key to this success is communication and collaboration. Architects in practice and architectural students find great benefits in the success of the collaboration between education and practice. |
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