Architecture 24, Section 1
Exploring the Architectural Profession (1 unit, P/NP)
Professor Mike Martin
Wednesday 2:00-5:00, 270 Wurster Hall, CCN: 03702

This seminar will meet five weeks, beginning Wednesday, March 3, 2010 and ending Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Food for Thought dining arrangements will be discussed in class.

This seminar will examine the historical foundations of the architectural profession, the role of education in preparing professionals, the structure of contemporary architectural practice and the changing context of the future of architectural profession. These aspects will be introduced by reading and discussing selected literature and case studies. This seminar is part of the Food for Thought Seminar Series.

Mike Martin is a Professor Emeritus of Architecture and former Undergraduate Dean of the College of Environmental Design and Chair of the Architecture Department. He studied architecture at the University of Colorado, the University of Washington and the University of California, Berkeley. He is the former Head of the Architecture Department at the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. He is an architect specializing in the study of design education and its relationship to design methods and architectural practice with an emphasis on knowledge production in the profession. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and an active participant in the dialogue between education and professional practice. He is just completing a book “Design Informed: Translation of Evidence to Practice.