The Pedagogical Ethic: Beyond the Practical Imperative
From Architectural Record’s 2019 Innovation Conference
Sponsored by ABC World Wide Stone, American Institute of Steel Construction, Architectural Record, Armstrong World Industries, ASI Group, CAST CONNEX, CENTRIA, Construction Specialties, CornellCookson, Johnson Controls, Lapitec S.p.A., Lightglass, National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association, Inc., Rieder USA, Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings, TAMLYN, The Ornamental Metal Institute of New York, The Steel Institute of New York, and Think Wood | Presented by Nader Tehrani, Dean The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, Cooper Union
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Tehrani will discuss how the license to explore ideas through technology—without the immediate demand for professional results—remains an important part of the pedagogical ethic. In turn, the very academic freedom that is part of the educational experience allows for the type of latitude that can have far-reaching critical results, opening up new arenas for practice.
Nader Tehrani, dean of architecture at Cooper Union in New York, is also a principal of NADAAA, a Boston-based practice known for design innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration. Tehrani has taught at MIT, the Havard Graduate School of Design (GSD), the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Toronto. He lectures widely, and his work has been exhibited at MoMA, LA MOCA, and the ICA Boston, as well as residing in a number of museum collections. Among many honors, he has won the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in Architecture (2007), the United States Artists Fellowship in Architecture and Design (2007), and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Architecture (2002). Tehrani received a B.F.A. and a B.Arch from RISD and studied History and Theory at the Architectural Association in London. He holds an M.A.U.D from Harvard’s GSD.
Tehrani will discuss how the license to explore ideas through technology—without the immediate demand for professional results—remains an important part of the pedagogical ethic. In turn, the very academic freedom that is part of the educational experience allows for the type of latitude that can have far-reaching critical results, opening up new arenas for practice.
Nader Tehrani, dean of architecture at Cooper Union in New York, is also a principal of NADAAA, a Boston-based practice known for design innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration. Tehrani has taught at MIT, the Havard Graduate School of Design (GSD), the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Toronto. He lectures widely, and his work has been exhibited at MoMA, LA MOCA, and the ICA Boston, as well as residing in a number of museum collections. Among many honors, he has won the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in Architecture (2007), the United States Artists Fellowship in Architecture and Design (2007), and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Architecture (2002). Tehrani received a B.F.A. and a B.Arch from RISD and studied History and Theory at the Architectural Association in London. He holds an M.A.U.D from Harvard’s GSD.
Originally published in Process Heating
Originally published in December 2019
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Demonstrate the ways technology is affecting the architectural practice at an educational level.
Provide examples of student coursework that have the potential to shape the future of architecture.
