Architecture Students’ Understanding of Building Sustainability: A Cross-Institutional Perspective
Architecture plays a decisive role in shaping a sustainable built environment, making sustainability literacy an essential competency for future architects. Architecture students must develop a comprehensive understanding of sustainable building practices to effectively respond to environmental, social, and technological challenges. While previous studies have examined students’ sustainability awareness, many have been constrained by narrow institutional scopes and limited analytical depth. This research addresses these gaps by investigating architecture students’ perspectives on key building sustainability practices through a broader, multi-country and methodologically robust approach. Sustainability Knowledge Gaps in Architectural Education Despite the growing integration of sustainability concepts into architectural education, inconsistencies remain in students’ depth of understanding across different sustainability dimensions. Identifying these knowledge gaps is critical for ali...