This article aims to present and discuss the social and ethic formation of the architect, from the reflective thinking in the teaching of Architecture and Urbanism in Brazil. The university has been limited to a repeat of organ and diffusion of knowledge developed in other places with different realities, and that very little has contributed to national integration, the result of a critical analysis of our reality. Professional Architect and Urban Planner of today need to rethink their role in society, with special attention to humanistic and sustainable issues, with a view to providing a better quality of life of human beings. Thus, understanding the ways of learning through a hands-reflective teaching, it is of paramount importance for the development of Architecture and Urbanism of education in Brazil. The literature exploratory research aims to analyze the studies that purport to assist teachers and students in acquiring essential skills to achieve skills in indeterminate areas of practice. Some attempts to discussion about teaching and the creation of a real university in Brazil forarm addressed in this article, through document reviews and interviews as the Latin American Episcopal Conference - CELAM and the Charter for Education Arquitetos - UNESCO / UIA. It concludes that the Brazilian Higher Education Institutions must restructure its way of teaching Architecture and Urbanism; aiming at the formation of reflective, creative and collaborative professionals, as these contribute effectively to the consolidation of the social and ethic formation of the urbanist architect in Brazil.
Key words:
Architecture education; Reflective training; Social architecture.