CONTENTS Plenary Papers The unspoken assumption and its antidotes C. Alexander 3 Do no harm: preparing the architecture profession for the 21st century D. A. Ancrejko . 7 Reasserting the architect's position in pursuit of sustainability R. Bennetts 11 One world architecture N. Maritz . 17 Forum 1: Buildings and the Environment Teaching climate responsive design to beginning architecture students P.La Roche. 23 The influence of climatic design on Iranian symbolic form designing N. Nassiri 27 Apology for architecture I. A. Meir 33 Experimenting with climate as a learning tool for the architecture and climate (A+C) undergraduate studio at UTFSM jV. Hormazdbal, P. Serrano & F. Hammersley. 37 Growth of the post-industrial city: densification and expansion - two models for sustainability on the urban scale S. Lehmann .. 43 The Jerusalem Eco-Housing Project G. Peled 49 The Queensland Architectural Practice Academy: a new model in industry-focused education J. C7ante. 53 Architectural education for an Age of Sustainability M. W. Mehqffy 59 Beauty of environmental architecture: finding ideas in representation Z Karczewska. 63 Activism as both research and pedagogy: projects in support of greening the UW System J. Wasley 67 Changing paradigms of technology: towards building a living environment M. Arya 71 The carbon neutral design project T. Meyer Boake, M. (juzowski&J. Wasley 77 Counting carbon from buildings and cities: fundamentals and methodologies R. Gupta & S. Roof 83 Towards sustainability: rethinking architectural education in India P. Shah 87 Forum 2: Sustaining Studio Education in a Climate of Changes Studio culture: learning from the American experience A. C.Caruso 95 Accommodating diversity: the case for pedagogic evaluation D. McClean .99 Innovations in the studio: experiments distilling peer discussion and learning using diagrams B. M.Munby 105 The role of student self-regulation in design studios M. N. Powers & P. A, Miller109 Integrating sustainability through imaginative studio assessment F. Stevenson.1 15 Coming and going: itinerant education and educational capital S. C. Ewmg 1 19 Constructing bodies: gesture use in the design studio I. Mewburn 125 Forum 3: Human Habitat and Social Responsibility Apres la guerre (After the war): design without borders E. Charles-worth 133 Learning from slums: a shift from 'designing for' to 'designing with' and some challenges in integrating the new professionalism into architectural education 5. Tovivich137 Amending the agenda: the anthropology of architecture P.Oliver143 Forum 4: Refurbishment and Evidence Based Education The case for real buildings with real budgets J. D. Quale149 Refurbishment as a challenge for future architects B.Stein 153 Towards sustainable management of existing heritage M. I. Amirante, C. Frettoloso & M. Musto157 Teaching architectural regeneration and development Orbasli & M. Vellinga 161 Building for the future: making the UK further education colleges sustainable R. Gupta&S. Chandiwala 165 Following Kahn in Texas M Zaretsky 171 Sustainable design versus energy performance H. Altan 177 Design learning from case studies M. Hancock183 A Bridge Too Far - an ecological experience with students and their hands E.Ng189 The Live Project P. Chiles & A. Holder 195 Learning to build in 40 days S. Gampfer, M. Dabmeier, W. Haupt & M. Hoppe 201 Forum 5: Research into Teaching Courses Architectural engineering: collaborating to deliver energy-efficient buildings M. H. Ramage, F. A. McRobie & R. Thomas 207 Teaching space syntax through reflective practice and practica R. C. Dalton&L Yaughan.211 Environment and the studio: integrating the quantitative and the qualitative Hagan 215 Communicating sustainability in undergraduate architectural education A. Wyckmans . 219 European design education for sustainability J. O. Lewis225 Architectural design composition: understanding the American and European basis of form y. C. da Silveira 231 Forum 6: Urban Design and Sustainable Cities Urban design re-examined: urban vs. design A. Adhya237 The meaning and usefulness of the 'feeling map as a tool in urban design and architecture Y.Rofe 243 Forum 7: Schools and Professional Views Accrediting agencies: towards practical ethics of professional accreditation C.Walker . 249 Pride and prejudice: illusions of consensus in architectural debate D. Gloster255 The future of design teams in a zero carbon world A. Ford261 Architectural technology 50 years on: Oxford to Oxford, SAAT to CIAT S. Atlwinkle 267 The hand hits back A. Berman 273 Forum 8: Materials and Renewable Energy Integrated household solar system S.D. Dent 279 Hemp and lime in sustainable construction I. Pritchett & L McCann . 283 Improving the content of building material courses through sustainability E. Kasapoglu287 Material libraries: promoting materiality and interdisciplinary collaboration R. Arens. 291 Assessing buildings with green credentials M.Fuentex, M. Kessler & F. Nicol.297 New materials and design strategies for sustainable buildings J. D. Deshpande. 301 Forum 9: Virtual Building and Generative Design Integrating energy simulation applications and building information modelling in the design studio V. Poerschke & L. N. Kalisperis 307 Real-time simultaneous collaboration in the BIM repository K. E.Hedges 311 Biomimetic architecture in a climate of change S. Altomonte.315 Botany for designers: a generative design model for the classroom S. Hammer & P. Loheed321 Digital construction in architectural teaching R. Garcia Alvarado, C. Eribitis, (J. Bruscato & R. Lagos 325 Construction documents in a digital future C. Livingston 329 Thinking like an industrial designer? C. L Newton333 E-learmng by studying: topics for online architectural design teaching V. C. daSilveira..339 Is this the future? Case study: a competition winning green tower designed in BIM S.D.Dent 343 Forum 10: Design Research A new nature A. Abraham 349 Post digital G. Riether 353 Soft garniture: developing hybrid materials between academia and industry R. Morrow & T. Belford.357 The architect and the academy: research through design at the Welsh School of Architecture W. P. Forster, S. Coombs & R. Thomas 363 Designing for time: the case of kinetic skins J. Moloney369 Forum 11: Courses and Curricula Developing sustainable architecture education in Kuwait University: beginning from where the others ended A. Al-Hassan & S. S. J. Dudek 375 One model for the reform of the architectural HE curriculum in the context of EHEA M.Savic381 Restructuring Architectural education: a review of the curriculum, objectives and outcomes J. D. Deshpande 385 Developing a new architecture curriculum: achieving educational goals within program constraints A. Sherif, N. Sherif & M.Mostafa. 389 Lines in the sand: teaching architecture in Doha R.el samahy & K. Hutzell 395 A curriculum for city design 5. D.Atkinson. 399 Experiments in traditional building, architecture and urbanism education: INTBAU's recent work M. Hardy 405 The European School of Urbanism and Architecture: a mode! curriculum for an age of global isation A. Engh, 411 Designing architectural curricula according to international documents: the case of the Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus S. O. Hoskara415 RIBA Examination in Architecture for Office-based Candidates: unique and flexible alternative J. Stevenson. 419 Designing the future professional: expectations of the next generation A. C. Carmo& T. P. Vanky. 423 Designing an academic syllabus for the Master of Science in Urban Design and Conservation at Khwopa Engineering College, Nepal B, K. Shrestha. 429 Climate change as inspiration to a better built environment P. Appendix. 437 Author Index.447