Sustainability in Architectural Education
This area of research aims to the implementation of pedagogical developments in academic and professional training towards to facilitate the integration of sustainable environmental design in the education and practice of architecture. Among other research activities, the EU-funded (€1.7M) EDUCATE project was built on a consortium of seven leading European universities and received the support of both international building professionals and associations of educators and practitioners in six European countries.
The mission of EDUCATE was to foster knowledge and skills in sustainable environmental design, aiming to achieve comfort, delight, well-being and energy efficiency in new and existing buildings. This was to be promoted and demonstrated within a culturally, economically and socially viable design process, at all stages of architectural and professional education
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Projects
Environmental Design in University Curriculum and Architectural Training in Europe (EDUCATE)
Funder: European Commission – Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI)
Total Funding: £ 1,413,553
Start Date: 01 June 2009
End Date: 31 May 2012
Lead: Sergio Altomonte
Co-leads: Peter Rutherford, Robin Wilson
Academic Project Partners: Architectural Association School of Architecture (UK); Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium); Technical University of Munich (Germany); Department DATA, University of Rome La Sapienza (Italy); Seminar of Architecture and Environment, University of Seville (Spain); Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Hungary).
Integrated Studio Project on Architecture, Construction and Environment (iSPACE)
Funder: HEFCE Teaching Quality Enhancement Fund
Total Funding: £30,000
Start Date: 1st February 2008
End Date: 31st July 2010
Lead: Sergio Altomonte
Co-leads: Peter Rutherford, Robin Wilson
User Acceptance of Mobile Web Applications in Architectural Education on Sustainable Environmental Design
Funder: HEA/JISC Open Educational Resources
Total Funding: £2,000
Start Date:1st February 2012
End Date:1st March 2012
Lead: Sergio Altomonte
Co-leads: Peter Rutherford, Robin Wilson, Brian Logan (Computer Sciences)
Sustainability in Architectural Education: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Funder: EPSRC Doctoral Training Grant
Total Funding: £ 52,485 (PhD fees + salary)
Start Date: 01 January 2010
End Date: 31 December 2012
Lead: Andrew Gibson
Co-leads: Sergio Altomonte (principal supervisor), Peter Rutherford (co-supervisor)