Zakaria Alcheikh Mahmoud, Yahaya Ahmad and Anuar Alias
Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, Volume 27, Issue 1, March 2019
Keywords: Architectural education, post-disaster, refugees, shelter, undergraduate curriculum
Published on: 25 Mar 2019
Architectural graduates must undergo sufficient academic training in handling disaster aftermath so that they can fully participate in post-disaster recovery and respond effectively to increasing worldwide demand. This article attempts to examine the contents of the architectural curriculum and evaluate academic initiatives that are relevant to post-disaster recovery in a case study of three Turkish universities. A list of skills and knowledge required for efficient architectural learning on disaster aftermath was developed through three stages Delphi technique in which three foreign and 10 Turkish experts participated. Semi structured interview with selected academicians of the case study universities was conducted to enhance the examination of the curriculum and to evaluate relevant initiatives. The results show that the architectural curricula of the selected universities have limited and indirect relevance. The required skills and knowledge may be embedded into the architectural curricula at the undergraduate level. Each university should then decide on the methods they can employ to achieve their respective curricular designs.
ISSN 1511-3701
e-ISSN 2231-8542