Geographical Information Systems (GISs) in architecture were initially limited to regional and urban development applications. Over recent years its potential has been recognized and its use has evolved to address urban planning and architectural heritage management subjects. Nevertheless, evidence shows that its use in architecture teaching is scarce and uneven. Directive 2007/2/EC, establishing the infrastructure for spatial information in the European Community (EU), is, in this way, an opportunity to develop a greater knowledge and application of GIS in the framework of higher education. In architecture, this can be achieved by problem solving based on real case scenarios, which can benefit from GIS-based techniques and analysis capabilities. In this paper, the authors aim to present a review of the use of GIS in teaching and research in architecture to assess its level in different European programmes. Experiences from three European universities (University of Seville, Spain, University of Beira Interior, Portugal, and Technical University of Crete, Greece), which are among the few in their respective countries that promote the inclusion of GIS in architectural education, particularly in the fields of urban and regional planning and architectural heritage, are compared and framed within the European scenario. The paper concludes with a reflection on the three universities’ practice compared to the leading European architecture programmes listed in the main international university rankings. Main trends of future evolution on the use of GIS in architecture teaching are also presented.

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建筑教学与研究中的 GIS：规划与遗产

建筑中的地理信息系统 (GIS) 最初仅限于区域和城市发展应用。近年来，它的潜力得到了认可，其用途已经发展到解决城市规划和建筑遗产管理问题。然而，证据表明，它在建筑教学中的使用很少且不均衡。在欧洲共同体 (EU) 建立空间信息基础设施的 2007/2/EC 指令是在高等教育框架内开发更多 GIS 知识和应用的机会。在建筑中，这可以通过基于真实案例场景的问题解决来实现，这可以从基于 GIS 的技术和分析能力中受益。在本文中，作者旨在回顾 GIS 在建筑教学和研究中的使用，以评估其在不同欧洲项目中的水平。来自三所欧洲大学（西班牙塞维利亚大学、葡萄牙贝拉内陆大学和希腊克里特技术大学）的经验，它们是各自国家为数不多的促进将 GIS 纳入建筑教育，特别是在建筑教育中的经验城市和区域规划以及建筑遗产领域，在欧洲情景中进行了比较和构建。论文最后反思了三所大学的实践与主要国际大学排名中列出的领先欧洲建筑课程的比较。还介绍了未来在建筑教学中使用 GIS 的主要发展趋势。