Study tours are a highly effective way to acquire knowledge. They improve students’ understanding of issues that otherwise may seem partly abstract to them. Presented in this article is the unique way in Poland in which support is given to the teaching of architectural heritage. It has been carried out continuously for almost 50 years in the Faculty of Architecture at Gdańsk University of Technology (FA-UT), Gdańsk, Poland, in co-operation with the staff and the Students’ Tourist Association (TXA), which also organises scientific trips. Knowledge of historical architecture provides students with a link to contemporary architecture. Study tours enable students to benefit from direct contact with historic buildings; thus they become aware of the scale as well as the nature of them. This improves students’ understanding of the theory. For the teacher, the study tour is an attractive teaching model. Demonstrated in this article are the advantages of the study tours, their impact on education and their potentialities.
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- Category
- Publikacja w czasopiśmie
- Type
- artykuły w czasopismach
- Language
- angielski
- Publication year
- 2020
