Architecture Education: Balancing Theory And Practice

"Although [graduate programs in architecture] vary from school to school in their length and focus, they share an intensity that keeps students working late into the night.Despite the long hours, however, many feel unprepared for the workplace after they graduate because their course work has been heavy on theory and short on practice.... Educators in architecture say debates over the appropriate balance between theory and practice have been going on for centuries. On one side, educators argue that graduate programs should not be technical schools but should teach students to analyze, design and think... Those taking the other side say schools have become so skewed toward theory that firms hiring interns have to start from scratch when training them."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan