Integration of Structural Knowledge in Design Studio Project Study of Curriculum and Teaching Method in Bachelor of Architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

In architectural schools in Iran, teaching is divided between the design studio, where the design projects are taught and lecture classes where the technical parts aretaught. The latter should be integrated with design studio to enhance design levels. Students face difficulty integrating and applying the structural knowledge gained fromstructure classes into their design. This research will study the course content, instruction styles, facilities and method of teaching structure subjects in MIT and will investigate the learning outcomes of design studio through students' performance and perception in integrating structural knowledge in their design projects. The research method is library search and reviewing the literature and also the curriculum of the department of architecture at MIT. This study aims to find the ideal course content/method of teaching to facilitate more integration between structure and design studio in architectural schools.