Capacity building for the training of undergraduate architecture students in the 21st century: A case of FUT Minna

Abstract

The role of facilities in any institution cannot be overemphasized. This is because they constitute one of the critical tools for its development. The training of architecture students and the quality of graduates produced are dependent on, among other factors, the level of facilities (structural and technical) in place. However, strategic to this training are the staff and buildings. The paper examines the need for capacity building for the training of architecture students in the Federal University of Technology, Minna. The paper traces the root for this need on the periodic admission policy of the university which has increased student population making facilities on ground insufficient for staff and students respectively. The paper asserts that the School system (where facilities are shared among departments) in the university also plays a contributory role on the inadequacy of space. The paper proffers an upgrade of the facilities on the one hand and academic staff development, on the other, to meet up with the existing gap.