Abstract:

In order to meet current demands, Architecture &City Planning professionals needs to rethink their role in society, with special attention to social and ethical issues, aiming to provide improved quality of life to human beings. This transformation is directly associated with new forms of learning. This article aims to present and discuss the training of reflective, creative and cooperative professionals, based on discussions on reflective teaching, education by research and the ethical issue in Architecture & Urban Planning programs in Brazil. As a methodological approach the research is based on in-depth analyses of documents such as the Latin American Episcopal Conference [CELAM], and the UNESCO-UIA Charter For Architectural Education. As main results and contributions are reflections and discussions aimed atrestructuring of the way Architecture &Urban Planningis taught in Brazil, seeking the training of reflective, creative and cooperative professionals, who can act more humanely, ethically and with greater social action.

Keywords:

Architecture teaching, reflective teaching, ethical and social architecture.