The inclusion of issues of aerodynamics in the education of architecture students is discussed in this article. The field of aerodynamics knowledg of the nature of wind phenomena around building developments. It is especially important to know how to influence the occurrence of such phenomena by means of shaping buildings through architectural and urban design. The method applied for working with Master’s degree students in the Faculty of Architecture at Gdańsk University of Technology (FA-GUT), Gdańsk, Poland, included experimental studies in a wind tunnel. The technique allows prospective architects not only to become acquainted with a specific issue that ranges beyond their competencies, but also to attain a broader perspective on the interdisciplinary nature of building residential estates and on city design.
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- Category
- Publikacja w czasopiśmie
- Type
- artykuły w czasopismach
- Language
- angielski
- Publication year
- 2019
