Clossing Session 479
very precise question; so one answer would be that we did very well to keep it gen-
eral. On the other hand, if we asked a very precise question then half of you would
not be here so we would lose this richness of exchange that we had the possibility
to have; so again, I would say, we did well to keep it general. That would be my first
response to your question.
Christian Fröhlich, Graz, Austria
The topics were quite precise I would say: advances in technology and changes in
pedagogy. So the question is how much did we talk about the advances in technology
and the changes in pedagogy?
Maria Voyatzaki, Thessaloniki, Greece
I think I should explain how we came about this title. If you separate the pieces as
I did but without making the connections that I made then you missed the point
because it is not about two separate things, it is about how these advances in tech-
nology influence the way we teach architecture. So we are not here to talk about
advances in technology; in fact that would appeal more, but it would be addressed
to system engineers and computer scientists and then architects would be a very
small percentage perhaps. It would be completely different. I do not think that we
talked about advances in technology per se (thankfully, I would add), but we talked
about them within the context of architectural education. Therefore, the plain answer,
which could be taken of course as me blowing our trumpet, is that we are happy and
we are happy because you are all here even though Lisbon is a very attractive city,
so in a way that is our proof.
We have one last comment.
Vladimir Milenkovic, Belgrade, Serbia
It is of course easier to talk in relation to what other people have said and I was
thinking specifically of something that Susan Ewing was saying yesterday, that the
students who are thinking are not those who are making. That is also something that
I have seen in my experience and I would just like to say that although the students
that are thinking are not making, they are really the ones that are the best. So that
was something that I just wanted to say at the end. Thank you.
Maria Voyatzaki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Thank you. We should bring this meeting to a close. What I am about to say may
sound very formal but it is meant wholeheartedly. I am speaking on behalf of the
organising and reviewing committee, as part of a broader organisation of the daughter
and mother that is the ENHSA and the EAAE, as a council member but also as part of
the two committees, when I express my deepest gratitude. First of all, I would like
to thank the students that have been so warm, hospitable and helpful to all of us all
these days under the resourceful leadership of Joaquim, who has embraced this and
has done his best to make us feel at home. So thank you very much Christina, Miguel,
and all you students (Pedro Freire, Ana Filipa Carvalho, João Frazão, Nicola Gaspar,
Martina Georgieva, Rui Martins, Liana Magalhães, Bruno Pereira, Angela Rodrigues,
Ségio Zabumba) for making this happen. I would also like to thank all the keynote