{"product_id":"9780996405102","title":"Quid Novi: Architectural Education Dilemmas in the 21st Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is the real purpoise of this huge apparatus of higher education in architecture?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book proposes to discuss exactly this question. Departing from our assumption that architectural education has not changed much in the last 50 years, how do we define the relationship between education and practice in our countries nowadays? Of course one should feel free to disagree with us and defend the idea that architectural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeducation has indeed changed. In this case, has it changed as much as the profession?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn summary we want to ask if academics actually increase the base of professional knowledge or if we rather create another sort of knowledge, apart - at least partially - from the professional practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd we hope that this book will give us, and our students a broad perspective on architectural education in the Western hemisphere today, allowing us to discuss in which direction it must evolve and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhere should we concentrate our efforts for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nhamerica Press LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49832640839920,"sku":"9780996405102","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780996405102","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}