Mike Palmer welcomes Marcio Sequeira, founder and CEO of MOLA, to debate structural engineering schooling and the way forward for structure.
Marcio shares his background and the way his curiosity in structure and constructions was influenced by his mother and father’ careers in metal building and physics. He explains how he developed MOLA, a bodily mannequin equipment that makes use of springs and magnets to show structural ideas, out of frustration with summary structural engineering lessons in college.
We discover the significance of hands-on, visible studying in architectural schooling and the way MOLA helps college students develop instinct about constructing habits. Marcio discusses MOLA’s use in college settings, together with at MIT for instructing structural dynamics.
The dialog touches on the steadiness between creative imaginative and prescient and performance in structure, utilizing examples like Gaudi’s work in Barcelona. We focus on the challenges of instructing architectural ideas earlier in Okay-12 schooling and the potential for instruments like MOLA to spark curiosity within the area.
Marcio shares insights on rising developments in structure, together with the rising use of BIM (Constructing Data Modeling) in Brazil. We additionally discover the affect of local weather change and environmental considerations on architectural design.
The episode concludes with Marcio’s recommendation for aspiring architects and educators, emphasizing the worth of persistence and long-term imaginative and prescient. He shares that MOLA took 20 years from idea to a profitable firm, highlighting the significance of dedication in pursuing one’s objectives.
Key takeaways:
- Palms-on, visible studying instruments like MOLA can considerably improve structural engineering schooling.
- Integrating architectural ideas earlier in Okay-12 schooling might assist spark curiosity within the area.
- Persistence and long-term imaginative and prescient are essential for fulfillment in each schooling and entrepreneurship.
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