Constructing an Interdisciplinary Educational Model in Architectural Education

Abstract

The relatively closed, unrevised, out of date and non-native educational model, weak management in the link between university, profession and research, seem to be the most important reasons for the inefficiency of the field of architecture that can make valuable changes by applying interdisciplinary discourse. In this regard, the question that arises relates to the necessary planning strategies needed to increase flexibility and self-regulation in response to changes in society and meeting needs in architecture education despite the transformed structure of architecture today in the world and Iran. It seems that the use of interdisciplinary knowledge leads to greater effectiveness among different fields of knowledge and its impact is reflected in the evolution of the field. The research method was based on a qualitative-quantitative strategy and attempts to introduce the effective areas of interdisciplinary courses in architectural development by using content analysis. In this regard, it analyzed the content of the curriculum of the top 9 universities in the world and compared it with those of Iranian universities, recommending the integration of interdisciplinary courses (optional and elective) and architecture education. Research findings show that interdisciplinary studies in architecture can, by linking the needs of society, research and education, the inclusion of different areas of knowledge in the content of the curriculum, achieve and build interdisciplinary knowledge that is a matter of time. By designing different educational models with a focus on interdisciplinary and background knowledge in the field of basic sciences can to some extent cause the dynamics of the educational system, training architects in various fields with interdisciplinary nature and thus provide its growth in profession, education and research.