Abstract:
This paper looks into conventional teaching practices and intends to
generate a new approach towards the teaching of Building Construction in architecture
schools. With the fast pace of the current world and changing technology, conventional
teaching practices that are largely based on information assimilation have ceased to
serve us adequately. The rate of change in trends and technologies in the current times
do not match the content of our existing syllabus. This paper tries to identify the role
and application of Building Construction Technology for training the young minds for
handling future challenges and coping up with upcoming developments. It talks about
various experimentation and exploration techniques aimed at enhancing the student’s
analytical ability as well as his/her understanding of materials, techniques, systems,
etc. The Building Construction Technology team at IDEAS has tried to bridge the gap
between conventional teaching methods and the changing technology by adding a third
dimension to teaching-learning methodology. The paper presents methods devised and
tested in the Second Year Building Construction Studio for enabling the students for
creative handling of materials and technology.
