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American/English-speaking vs Continental approach to architecture?
Hi,
I've heard and read between the lines here on the forum that there is somewhat of a difference between the American (or English speaking generally) approach to studying and teaching architecture and the way how architecture is approached at Continental European schools.
This kind of thing:
"also, architecture school in continental europe is a lot different than here, so investigate that too."
http://archinect.com/forum/thread/42738/post-graduate-in-europe-license
"Yeah German schools can be very technical. They see architecture differently than american architects."
http://archinect.com/forum/thread/33556245/udk-among-other-schools-in-germany
I've looked through a couple of curricula and it seems that European schools put more emphasis on technical subjects. Obviously this is particularly the case at technical schools in Northern Europe, think Germany's TU and ETH Zurich. American schools on the other hand seem focused on design issues and computer skills.
Is there any thruth to this? What do people think?
Thanks!
Steve
I think the discussion you have started is extremely broad and has many different answers depending on which perspective you look at. First things first - of course there will be a language barrier / learning process involved although most architecture schools are fairly international.
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