Aspects of teaching architecture in the context of educators’ professional experience

The professional experience of educators has determined the teaching of architecture for centuries. Professional skills usually influence the way of teaching and approach to the subject. Over time, education has been undergoing changes resulting from the need to adapt teaching to evolving needs and possibilities, but this is also due to the development of architecture in the availability of new materials and changing fashion. In all forms of education of architects, including academic education, the teachers have been practising professionals. This is true nowadays for most of the architectural schools. Given the competencies expected of architectural graduates, it is the right principle. Therefore, all teachers of architecture should have professional experience: architects should have practice in design and implementation, while artists should have significant achievements in the field of art. In the process of educating architects, it is advisable not to employ teachers who are only theoreticians and do not practise their professions.