Abstract

An interest in doctoral studies reflects the overall status of the scientist in the country in general and the role of science in the architect profession in particular. The article analyses the basic channels of how the students of architecture search for and find the ways to transfer themselves from the study area into an academic research environment. In order to figure out general trends and to outline the differences and similarities of doctoral studies that could further facilitate cooperation, the paper presents the thematic outputs of doctoral programmes in architecture schools in Vilnius, Riga, Venice, Jelgava and Weimar. With reference to the example of the Faculty of Architecture, VGTU, the trends towards developing research activities are analysed taking into account three interconnected branches of architecture: urban design, building architecture and landscape architecture. The cooperation and coordination of academic and research activities in wider European space is taking place upon common interest based on the specificities of each school and priorities of the chosen region. The awareness of global and regional processes in architectural research is an important point for the present and coming generations of researchers in Europe as they are building their careers on the basis of investigation into the options of the local applications of global competences in a cross-professional and inter-disciplinary way. Santrauka Straipsnio autoriai nagrinėja, kaip studentai iš akademinių studijų atranda kelius į tyrimų erdvę. Remiantis kelių Europos mokyklų patirtimi ir jų pateiktais duomenimis analizuojama magistrantų ir doktarantų skaičiaus kaita, priklausomai nuo bendro urbanistikos, kraštovaizdžio ir pastatų architektūros specialybes studijuojančiųjų skaičiaus. Nors skirtingų mokyklų rodikliai ir skiriasi, aiškėja, kad mokyklos, kuriose yra didesnis studijuojančiųjų skaičius, geriau suformuoja akademinius srautus, turi daugiau studentų antrosios ir trečiosios pakopų studijose ir pasiekia geresnių doktorantūros rezultatų. Autorių nuomone, intensyvesnis architektus rengiančių Europos mokyklų ir pačių tyrėjų bendradarbiavimas yra viena iš svarbiausių priemonių, leidžiančių pasiekti geresnių rezultatų. Jaunųjų mokslininkų konferencijos, tokios kaip VGTU Architektūros fakulteto kasmet organizuojama jaunųjų mokslininkų konferencija „K. Šešelgio skaitymai“, ir ta proga išleidžiamas mokslo žurnalo „Mokslas – Lietuvos ateitis“ numeris sudaro puikias sąlygas doktorantams ir kitiems tyrėjams bendrauti ir keistis akademiniais laimėjimais.

Highlights

  • The development and advancement of human resources for architectural research is essential for the architect’s profession in the future considering dramatically changing socio-economic conditions of modern societies

  • − Research on architecture is complicated multilayer activity for the advanced intellectual fellows of architecture having a mission of developing innovative approaches to the traditional issues of modern society

  • This goal has to be achieved by extending research into the depth of the selected actual topic keeping cross-links with neighbouring and more remote topics of architecture

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Introduction

The development and advancement of human resources for architectural research is essential for the architect’s profession in the future considering dramatically changing socio-economic conditions of modern societies. The Journal is turning into a pool of wider European discussions on the multiple issues of architecture on the basis of contributions from the authors representing Lithuania and neighbouring countries such as Latvia and Estonia as well as more remote regions of Germany, Italy, Romania and Spain This representative community of researchers gives a good occasion to draw some comparison on how the process of becoming a researcher in architecture is shaped in different schools and different countries. To fulfil our roles in society, we try to anticipate the existing expectations (from land lords, the selection commission, neighbourhood, architectural colleagues and people in general) and to review our experiences so far as to help us with this highly demanding task This is what science does as well, but in a systematic and inter-subjective manner. The main belief is that the PhD Doctorate programme is a good occasion for developing research in architecture which only works if the aim of being significant for the future life and career of the student has been perfectly set up

A Way to Research at the Faculty of Architecture at VGTU
General aspects of urban development
Landscape architecture
Other aspects of architecture
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