Dwelling in American Literature: An Experiential Program for Architects and Engineers

FAIN: AKA-285813-22

Washington State University (Pullman, WA 99164-0001)
Ayad Rahmani (Project Director: September 2021 to present)
Donna M. Campbell (Co Project Director: March 2022 to present)

Faculty and curricular development for a three-course certificate integrating American literature into engineering and architecture education.

This proposal seeks planning grant funding to develop a three-course program and certificate at Washington State University called "Dwelling in American Literature: An Experiential Program for Architects and Engineers." The program will significantly enhance the humanistic aspect of engineering and architecture education through interdisciplinary courses that bring U.S. literature into technical curriculum. The literary course content and experiential learning will connect the human experience of inhabiting, working, visiting, and otherwise engaging in and around the physical constructed world with the structures and built landscape upon which architecture and engineering students typically focus. To develop the program, the PIs will work with an advisory council, conduct focus groups, develop curriculum for three courses, create a website, and submit the final product for university curriculum approval.