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Craft Tech Vocational School

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Term

4. term

Publication year

2024

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Pages

139

Abstract

Craft Tech is a multifunctional educational building in the center of Aarhus. It showcases craftsmanship and artisan education as creative, dynamic, and modern. The thesis responds to the ongoing decline in the number of Danish students choosing vocational education over traditional academic paths. Through architectural design, it explores how a building can make craft education more visible and appealing in the city while supporting learning. The aim is to demonstrate how architecture can help strengthen interest in skilled trades.

Craft Tech er en multifunktionel undervisningsbygning i Aarhus centrum. Den fremviser håndværk og erhvervsuddannelser som noget kreativt, dynamisk og moderne. Specialet forholder sig til, at stadig færre danske unge vælger en erhvervsuddannelse frem for den traditionelle, akademiske vej. Gennem arkitektoniske greb undersøger det, hvordan en bygning kan gøre håndværksuddannelser mere synlige og tiltrækkende i bybilledet og samtidig understøtte læring. Målet er at vise, hvordan arkitektur kan bidrage til at styrke interessen for faglært håndværk.

[This apstract has been rewritten with the help of AI based on the project's original abstract]