The issues of Architectural Engineering undergraduate study programs

Kiekvieną procesą lydi vis didesnė fragmentacija, bet kokia veikla įgyja vis daugiau specializacijų. Tai paliečia ir statybos procesą. Dėl statinio sudėtingėjimo vis labiau siaurėja architekto veiklos laukas ir susiformuoja vis daugiau inžinerijos sričių. 19-ojo amžiaus pabaigoje atsiranda Architektūros Inžinerijos (AI) specializacija esanti architektūros ir inžinerijos sandūroje. Šiame darbe autorius lygina 47-ias AI bakalauro programas ir tyrinėjant paaiškėja, kad jų kūrėjų tikslai ir suvokimas yra labai skirtingi. Tyrimo pabaigoje yra pateikiamos išvados. Darbas būtų naudingas akademinei bendruomenei vertinant, tobulinant ar kuriant studijų programas.Santrauka anglų kalba. A comparative analysis of architectural engineering undergraduate programs’ all over the world curricula’s absolute and relative values was carried out. The data, analysis and results of the paper obtained by focusing on different aspects, are presented in figure and conclusions. The findings point out the diversity of opinions in academia on the definition of architectural engineering. The paper could be useful for improvement, comparison, evaluation, creation of any undergraduate program curriculum, providing valuable insights for the researchers in the area of education

Architectural engineering as a profession: report on research leading to a curriculum revision

Modern design practice, where an architect works with engineers in a large team, lacks optimisation. Improvement of collaboration between the professions of architecture (A) and structural engineering (SE) would result in more efficient structures. Collaboration can be improved by professionals who have training and/or experience in both professions. The fact is proved by the professionals that either were separately trained in each field, or had integrated training in both fields, or successfully practised on the borderline between A and E. The concept of architectural engineering (AE) appeared in the late nineteenth century, and the profession has increasingly been developing from that time on. The Aim of the research is to develop a competence model (CM) for an AE professional, and scientifically substantiate the subject matter of the undergraduate AE programme. The Scope of the study is the analysis of collaboration issues relating to the civil engineering (CE) and A professions, studies on the development of CM, and development of the study programme curriculum. The authors developed a CM for an AE professional containing essential competences and courses of the curriculum for training of the modern professional proficient in the development of architectural and structural design projects