Current pedagogy and teaching methods of architectural materials in professional architectural degree programs-comparative analysis of courses in Korea and USA-

The purpose of this study was to review the current status of pedagogical objects, contents and teaching methods for the course of architectural materials conducted in 5-year professional architectural degree programs in Korea in conjunction with the comparative analysis of required criteria for architectural materials as the student performance criteria between Korea and USA. To discuss on pedagogy and teaching methods of architectural/building material courses, this research presents the analysis framework with four factors – curriculum, achievement, faculty and student, as well as criteria for comparative analysis of curriculum objectives and contents. From the holistic qualitative and quantitative analysis of the student performance criteria (SPC) by the accrediting boards, and architectural/building material courses provided by universities and programs, we aim to propose measures to improve the education methods of materials, in order to stimulate the desirable technological knowledge and skills in technology as well as applicability and creativity for architectural design.