Facade Tectonics SKINSSKINS: Issue #136: Nov 2023Education is a core mission of the Facade Tectonics Institute. We have a robust and active education committee as reflected in this issue of SKINS. The committee is co-chaired by Ajla Akšamija at the University of Utah (and current FTI president) and Gabrielle Brainard with SOM. The committee hosted a virtual Forum of educators this year, video clips of which are included in this issue. The committee also published a research report it conducted on the state of facades education, included as the first feature below. I spoke with Ajla recently and she told me she has been researching facade education practices for a paper she is preparing for the Institute’s 2024 World Congress in October. She was finding very little material, and most of it was coming from our previous World Congresses. This work of the education committee is important and the report they’ve issued is deeply interesting and relevant to the increasing number and sophistication of facade educational programs in architecture schools. Please give it a look, many of you will find the findings rather surprising. |
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WC 2024: Salt Lake City! Save the date and plan your trip!For the first time in this voyage of discovery we're moving the show away from Los Angeles. The University of Utah has graciously invited us to conduct our 2024 World Congress on October 8-10 at the College of Architecture on the U campus and we are very excited about it: great facilities, great city, great national parks nearby to explore. It's an ideal end-destination for a full week of facades and fun, so start making your plans now for the week of October 7, 2024. More details soon! |
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