PhDiA 2009: Doctoral Education in Architecture

June 18-21, 2009
Los Angeles, California, USA

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Conference will include sessions covering:

• Current Ph.D. Dissertation Research Presentations
• Establishing new Doctoral Programs in Architecture and Environmental Design
• Research Methods
• The History of Doctoral Education in Architecture
• Pedagogy, Curricula, Teaching Methods
• The Impacts of the Ph.D. on the Profession
• Ph.D. Programs in Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Historic Preservation, Technology
• Globalism, Inter-University Cooperative Research, Interdisciplinary Studies
• Status and Direction of Doctoral Education in Architecture

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Agenda: 2008 PhDiA Workshop

Welcome - The Founding of PhDiA

Brief Descriptions of Current Publications (in anticipated order of completion)

PhDiA 4: Compendium 2, Douglas Noble

PhDiA 7: Dissertation Abstracts, Jeffrey Vaglio

PhDiA 5: Position Papers, Ellen Knowles

PhDiA 11: Impacts on the Profession, Yara Masri

PhDiA 1: Doctoral Education in Architecture - USA Programs, Emily Kemper

PhDiA 14: History, Theory, Criticism: Victoria Turkel Behner

PhDiA 2: Doctoral Education in Architecture - International Programs, Preechaya Sittipunt

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Brainstorming session

The 2009 PhDiA Conference Preview