Towards A More Sustainable Architectural Curriculum Of Higher Institutions In Nigeria
Keywords:
Sustainability, Architectural curriculum, higher institution, NigeriaAbstract
The role of higher education in creating a more environmentally sustainable future
is irrefutable. However, since the inception of sustainability in 1989 through the
world commission on environment and development (Usman, Dauda and Shitufa,
2008), there has not been any clear evidence of definite framework in training the
architectural educators to be environmentally literate in Nigeria. The descriptive
survey research method was used for the study to examined the level of awareness
and training background of Architectural educators on sustainability and
sustainability content in studio project and related courses. Questionnaire formed
the basic instrument for data collection while the data obtained were analyzed
using frequency count and percentage. The study find out that the level of
awareness on sustainability issues among educators was low. Based on the
findings, the study, recommended the introduction of sustainability in our
curriculum, organization of more training programmes related to sustainability
and revision of existing curricula to inculcate sustainability awareness in the
minds of future Architects.
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