School:Architecture

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[edit] Welcome to the Architecture School!

The Parthenon, Athens, "the supreme example among architectural sites." (Fletcher)
La Rotonda, by Palladio.
Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright.

This page is a gathering point for learning projects and materials about architecture. Like other wikiversity school, it is not organized like a conventional architecture school, but rather a starting point for new learning resources and learning projects. You'll have a better idea of what the Wikiversity is and is not by reading the Wikiversity:Scope page.

So, wether you are simply curious about architecture or you have something specific to learn or to teach, or why not both, be welcome, feel at home, browse through the material presented here, and do not hesitate to make additions or corrections if you find it useful.

Architecture is one of the traditional Fine Arts, and exists since early ages of the human evolution. Architecture is also a science, and a craft. The discipline of Architecture covers a broad spectrum of including Art, Science, Engineering, and Human Sciences, like History, Geography and Sociology. If you plan to become an architect, you will need good skills in all those domains. The traditional teaching of architecture is always found at the crossings of these disciplines, and this wikiversity school can be a chance to bring these connections to a higher level. You can learn more about what is architecture by reading the Introduction to Architecture.

The experiment to teach and learn Architecture online is unique, and unprecedented. Historically, it is a fact that some of the best architects in the world, like Frank Lloyd Wright or Tadao Ando have been self learners, and this School of Architecture, like other Wikiversity Schools aims at becoming a place for develop and explore new ways of teaching and learning architecture. Here you are free to learn, to teach, or better, to teach and learn at the same time. For this, the Wikiversity has several tools, such as learning projects, learning resources, and collaborative learning communities. Non-traditional Learning Projects that are oriented towards learning about conventional course subjects are encouraged within Wikiversity, and that is what everyone is welcome to do here.

The learning material presented here is divided in divisions and departments, that lists current learning projects related to this architecture school, and courses/learning material, that lists more conventional material and other open educational resources.

[edit] Divisions and departments

Divisions and Departments of the School reside in the Topic: namespace. If you would like to start a new department, start its name with the "Topic:" prefix. Departments and divisions link to learning materials and learning projects. Divisions can link to subdivisions or to departments. For more information on schools, divisions and departments and how to find your way in all this, read the Naming Conventions.

[edit] Courses/learning material

This section contains material specifically written for this school, as well as pages shared by other schools or even Wikipedia articles. If you find material in other parts of the wiki universe that would suit well here, feel free to add it below.

Sydney Opera House, by Jørn Utzon. photo E.Lau.
Gare do Oriente Railway Station, Lisbon, by Santiago Calatrava.
The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao by Frank Gehry.

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