Maintaining access to architecture: a Scottish perspective.

McClean, David; Lamb, Neil; Curtis, Libby

Maintaining access to architecture: a Scottish perspective.

McClean, David; Lamb, Neil; Curtis, Libby

Authors

David McClean

Neil Lamb

Libby Curtis

Abstract

Widening access to education has been a central priority of the Scottish Government since 2010, with the objective of assisting those from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter higher education. Accordingly, the Scottish Funding Council introduced the 'ACES' project that specifically seeks to increase access to the creative arts and architecture. In parallel, a new educational system has been developed in Scotland over the last decade, titled 'Curriculum for Excellence'. Its introduction has raised concerns of underrepresentation in curricular areas such as art and design, and consequently of a potential limiting of access to architecture education. In response, Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen developed a joint project between its schools of Architecture & Built Environment and Art & Design, involving partnerships with regional secondary education providers. This paper explains the ACES project at RGU, and raises broader questions provoked by this work about the accepted orthodoxies for entry to architecture education.

Citation

MCCLEAN, D., LAMB, N. and CURTIS, L. 2016. Maintaining access to architecture: a Scottish perspective. Charrette [online], 3(1), pages 19-28. Available from: http://ingentaconnect.com/contentone/arched/char/2016/00000003/00000001/art00003

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Nov 15, 2015
Online Publication Date	Mar 1, 2016
Publication Date	Mar 1, 2016
Deposit Date	Oct 5, 2017
Publicly Available Date	Oct 5, 2017
Journal	Charrette
Print ISSN	2054-6718
Electronic ISSN	2054-6718
Publisher	AAE: Association of Architectural Educators
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	3
Issue	1
Pages	19-28
Keywords	Widening access; Arts; Architecture; Curriculum; Scotland
Public URL	http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2529
Publisher URL	http://ingentaconnect.com/contentone/arched/char/2016/00000003/00000001/art00003
Contract Date	Oct 5, 2017