Academic work
Teaching is one of the best things we ever did. We claim to be good at it, but that is not the point. Some of the brightest minds happen to move about in universities and research institutes. The interaction with students, fellow teachers, visiting professors and other academics and experts is extremely enriching. We probably never learned as much as through teaching.
Teaching sustainability to architects, designers and managers unavoidably trains you to be critical, quick and impartial in assessing ideas, concepts and designs. It forces one to prioritize issues, to be clear about one’s opinions and to argue and explain one’s position in understandable terms. It is much easier to see mistakes, omissions and problems in other people’s work than in one's own. In practice, one hardly finds time to reflect on achieved processes & projects. Thus, our ongoing teaching and research in academic environments, however, improves our practice considerably -- and vice-versa.
We are grateful to be or have been employed by the following institutions:
Teaching sustainability to architects, designers and managers unavoidably trains you to be critical, quick and impartial in assessing ideas, concepts and designs. It forces one to prioritize issues, to be clear about one’s opinions and to argue and explain one’s position in understandable terms. It is much easier to see mistakes, omissions and problems in other people’s work than in one's own. In practice, one hardly finds time to reflect on achieved processes & projects. Thus, our ongoing teaching and research in academic environments, however, improves our practice considerably -- and vice-versa.
We are grateful to be or have been employed by the following institutions:
- Bern University of Applied Sciences, Division of Architecture; Burgdorf
- Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Art and Design; Lucerne
- Tongji University, College of Architecture & Urban Planning; Shanghai
- Tongji University, College of Design Innovation; Shanghai
- University of Liechtenstein, School of Architecture; Vaduz
- University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Architecture; Shanghai Study Center
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