For many architects, the expression of structure has been a primary factor in the generation of space and form. In fact, many architectural historians distinguish the two primary approaches to architecture as either space articulated by expressed structure (rationalist architecture) or space generated as a plastic expression divorced from the expression of its structure (formalist architecture). However, too often architects can treat structure as separate from the core values of architecture. Structural design is thought to be necessary only to ensure safety, not to enrich the expression of space. At the same time, many structural engineers can perceive the design of structure purely from a practical viewpoint without exploring its creative potential. This is fostered by professional education that many times separates architects and engineers at the university. The School of Architecture at Oklahoma State University offers a unique symbiotic relationship between architecture and engineering by combining these two related disciplines completely within the structure of the school. Both five-year professional programs are essentially identical during the first two years allowing students to experience the core issues of both programs before making a career choice. AE students take design studios and architecture students are required to take many of the same engineering-science based structures courses designed to meet rigorous ABET requirements. Professors of each program work closely together in designing both curriculums. AE professors interact with all students on several projects in the lower division design studio courses, and one of the upper division design studios is co-taught by four faculty members, three architects and one engineer. This Comprehensive Design Studio was recognized by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) as the 2004 NCARB Grand Prize winner as the best professionally oriented architecture course in the nation. The unique relationship between the two programs and the shared capstone experience in the Comprehensive Design Studio offer an opportunity to explore the potential of structural expression in architectural design, but are we taking full advantage of that opportunity? I would like to share my experiences in teaching this studio, discussing both successes and failures, while exploring precedents we might use to promote the incorporation of structural expression and order into architecture

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