In Our Own Words: Climate Change Education in Architectural Curricula in the United States

This paper attempts to understand how National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) accredited schools of architecture and their faculties have referenced climate change action in required published statements, including school mission statements and faculty biographies. This paper will limit its scope to the first phase of the study, focused on schools in NAAB Region 4, the East Central Region. The paper will present figures and statistics noting the frequency of key terms, while ranking the term value based on internationally recognized documents on climate change action. These findings serve as an initial indication of the level of engagement of architectural educators with climate change action in architectural curricula. The information collected by this study is intended allow the community of architectural educators to better understand the current state of architectural education with respect to this matter, to prompt departmental conversations and commitments, and to ultimately better prepare future architects to address the role of the built environment in the global climate crisis in this time of urgent need.

Volume Editors
Massimo Santanicchia

ISBN
978-1-944214-44-9