Abdul Qadir¹, Mohammad Arif Kamal^2,

Architecture and traveling always have a close and meaningful relationship. As architecture is a part of our ordinary environment it is difficult to overlook it, particularly assuming that it has recorded historical, social, cultural and artistic values. Traveling plays an important role in the architectural education. Early travelers appreciated marvels of their antiquated world, Grand Tour travelers ventured to the far corners of the planet to get well versed with architectural masterpieces. Recently traveling confronted with another peculiarity where traveling in education for the students is not only as a part of destination but also as a part of education. It helps to know about relation between environments, architecture, its principles and philosophies which will help in understanding that how traveling impacts the architecture student’s experience. The aim of this paper is to study role that traveling has in architecture education and how educational excursions contribute to the growth of student’s learning experience. In this paper, empirical data collected from four architectural institutions have been analyzed. The study proves that traveling has an important role in the architectural education and it should be considered as part of the architectural curriculum and professional experience, which can make a significant contribution to the visual learning of an architect’s field exposure depending on the needs, expectations and preferences.

traveling, architectural education, educational tours, experiential learning, architectural curriculum