TY - GEN
T1 - "The art of Spanish bridge design", a new course promoting the holistic learning of structural engineering
AU - Payá-Zaforteza, Ignacio
AU - Garlock, Maria E.Moreyra
AU - Adriaenssens, Sigrid
AU - Glisic, Branko
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - A new course was developed that teaches structural engineering with an integration of societal concerns and aesthetic sensitivity through a studio-based learning environment. In addition to rigorous engineering analyses, the course includes a week-long field trip and the creation of an exhibition and website designed for a general audience, which is an opportunity for students to learn communication skills for a non-technical audience. Course evaluations demonstrate the significant value of this form of teaching, which not only instructs but also inspires.
AB - A new course was developed that teaches structural engineering with an integration of societal concerns and aesthetic sensitivity through a studio-based learning environment. In addition to rigorous engineering analyses, the course includes a week-long field trip and the creation of an exhibition and website designed for a general audience, which is an opportunity for students to learn communication skills for a non-technical audience. Course evaluations demonstrate the significant value of this form of teaching, which not only instructs but also inspires.
KW - Exhibition
KW - Pedagogy
KW - Structural analysis
KW - Structural art
KW - Studio
KW - Website
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UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84971207168&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84971207168
T3 - IABSE Conference, Geneva 2015: Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges - Report
SP - 315
EP - 316
BT - IABSE Conference, Geneva 2015
PB - International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
T2 - IABSE Conference, Geneva 2015: Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges
Y2 - 23 September 2015 through 25 September 2015
ER -