Educating and training for a new European Bauhaus - A proposed renovation wave for students and professional AEC curricula

Abstract

The challenges set up by the European Renovation Wave Strategy requires a new mindset for professionals of the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Sector. Overcoming a silo mentality and seeking a life-long learning approach and multi-disciplinary knowledge is now recognised as an opportunity of competitive advantage rather than a mere obligation. By means of the qualitative methods of research in the form of thematic literature, the authors have investigated the theoretical background supporting the emergency for an overhaul of the educational and training programmes for AEC professionals for an equitable and socially just transition towards a new European Bauhaus and beyond. Starting from D.Schoen’s Reflective Practitioner to the recent Evidence Based as model, the authors have identified the drivers, potential incentives, methodologies and case studies to improved learning outcomes of today’s professionals and graduate students challenged by the overall EU goals for an ecological transition in the field of the Built Environment. The aim of this work is to map and identify a theoretical background as a reference for drafting future guidelines and critical reviews to educational and training programmes based and propose a transition towards Project Based Learning philosophy.