ABSTRACT
This chapter traces the roots of the traditional or conventional approach to design education. It focuses on the educational process of the Ecole Des Beaux Arts and the Bauhaus. The chapter explores architectural education and design studio teaching practices. The evolution of the Beaux-Arts is divided into two periods: first, from founding the Royal Academy of Architecture to mid-nineteenth century, and second, from mid-nineteenth century to 1968. The Royal Academy of Architecture was founded by King Louis XIV through the agency of his minister, Colbert. The objective of this academy was to furnish advice and help in connection with the royal buildings, since the French academic tradition has been primarily interested in buildings for the king or state. With the change in the technological, financial, and political factors, the model of the “Ecole” eroded over many years until the emergence of the Bauhaus after First World War. It aimed at reinstating the control of the designer over other architectural decisions.
