Harriet Harriss
Architecture’s Afterlife
Erasmus+
(grant value: €448,799)
2019 - 2023
About
In 2016, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) identified that only 66% of architecture graduates will become practicing architects; in the US this number is even fewer. This prompted us to consider, what is an architectural education good for, if not a career in architecture?
Architecture’s Afterlife: The Multi-sector impact of an architectural qualification is an Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership research project which aims to identify the multi-sector impact of an architecture degree within the context of Europe and the extent to which skills taught to architecture students are needed in other sectors.
The project seeks to understand the gaps between what is taught in architecture schools and what is needed by today’s architecture practices, as well as starting to investigate what is taught in architecture schools and what is needed by other professions, industries and sectors. The ultimate goal is to identify opportunities for a multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary curriculum that could more effectively serve student, labour market and societal needs.
Research Team
DR HARRIET HARRISS (Principal Investigator)
Pratt Institute, New. York | Royal College of Art, London
DR JOHAN DE WALSCHE
Faculty of Design Sciences, University of Antwerp, Belgium
DR MIA ROTH-ČERINA
Associate Professor at the Faculty of Architecture in Zagreb, Croatia
DR MICHELA BAROSIO
School of Architecture, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
DR CARLA SENTIERI
School of Architecture: Universitat Politècnica de València UPV, Spain
DEAN DAG BOUTSEN
Faculty of Architecture at KU Leuven, Belgium
PROFESSOR FEDERICA VANNUCHI
Pratt Institute, New. York | Royal College of Art, London