"The Art of Spanish Bridge Design", a New Course Promoting the Holistic Learning of Structural Engineering
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Ignacio Payá-Zaforteza
(Icitech, Universitat Politècnica València, Valencia, Spain Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA)
Maria Garlock
(Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA)
Sigrid Adriaenssens (Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA) Branko Glisic (Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA) |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Conference: Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2015 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Conference Geneva 2015 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 315-316 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 2 | ||||
| Year: | 2015 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/222137815818357278 | ||||
| Abstract: |
A new course was developed that teaches structural engineering with an integration of societal concerns and aesthetic sensitivity through a studio-based learning environment. In addition to rigorous engineering analyses, the course includes a week-long field trip and the creation of an exhibition and website designed for a general audience, which is an opportunity for students to learn communication skills for a non-technical audience. Course evaluations demonstrate the significant value of this form of teaching, which not only instructs but also inspires. |
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| Keywords: |
structural analysis structural art exhibition pedagogy studio website
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