城设计教学的国际经验InternationalExperiencesofUrban-StefanAl.PDFVIP

第 三 部 分 城市设计教学的国际经验 International Experiences of Urban Design Studio Teaching 45 3.1 Urban Design Pedagogies in an Increasingly Globalized World 3.1 在日益全球化的世界中的城市设计教学法 Stefan Al Stefan Al Translated by Jingwei Li Proofread by Li Tian The growing number of international students in Chinese universities reservoirs. Many European countries have a long tradition of dealing is a sign of China’s growing importance in an increasingly global with cultural heritage in modernizing cities. Therefore, taking an world. Chinese universities will benefit from this. International students international approach to urban design is actually better, since instructors bring perspectives and ideas from other places to the table, which is can sample from the world’s best projects, rather than from one country advantageous to domestic students. Moreover, when many of these alone. international students return home after their studies, their new global It is also useful to teach students general concepts and techniques perspectives will help them to contribute to their fields and leave a that can be applied to other places. For instance, William Whyte’s form legacy. of participant observation, so well narrated in his book The Social Life of But while teaching international students is really a position of Small Urban Spaces, can be applied not only in New York, where the privilege, it also comes with responsibilities and challenges. In the studies were undertaken, bu