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Knowledge-Based Urban Design in the Architectural Academic Field

Knowledge-Based Urban Design in the Architectural Academic Field

Hisham Abusaada, Abeer Elshater
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781522537342|ISBN10: 1522537341|EISBN13: 9781522537359
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3734-2.ch011
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Abusaada, Hisham, and Abeer Elshater. "Knowledge-Based Urban Design in the Architectural Academic Field." Knowledge-Based Urban Development in the Middle East, edited by Ali A. Alraouf, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 204-227. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3734-2.ch011

APA

Abusaada, H. & Elshater, A. (2018). Knowledge-Based Urban Design in the Architectural Academic Field. In A. Alraouf (Ed.), Knowledge-Based Urban Development in the Middle East (pp. 204-227). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3734-2.ch011

Chicago

Abusaada, Hisham, and Abeer Elshater. "Knowledge-Based Urban Design in the Architectural Academic Field." In Knowledge-Based Urban Development in the Middle East, edited by Ali A. Alraouf, 204-227. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3734-2.ch011

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the theory of knowledge-based urban design as a tool for intellectual literacy in architecture schools. It explores the extent of the current knowledge effects in the educational process by knowing the experience gained by the students during the current learning plans, as opposed to what the urban designer should know. The dilemma is what could happen if the experts in the relevant disciplines of urban design do not accept such a paradigm shift or even recognize that there is intellectual illiteracy in a particular discipline and closely relevant fields by discussing some features of intellectual illiteracy in the academe of some developing countries. These features could provide a ground for accepting this theory. Furthermore, the chapter helps to present what can reduce the alleged intellectual illiteracy. In conclusion, this chapter provides an experimental attempt to explore the relationship between illiteracy of thought and mental ability among professionals in the field of urban design to raise their intellectual and cognitive competence.

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