Utopias and realities of dwelling

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

Specific learning outcomes:

By the end of this course, students will be able to

• question themselves on the context of the appearance of a utopia, by discovering the dissatisfaction which has led to the emergence of alternative thinking.
• look hard at a housing reality and apply methods of approach in the context, linked to the chosen current topic.
• develop ways of  dystopian, utopian and eutopian thinking, formulated in a relevant way.
• apply a eutopian proposal to a given social reality.
• understand the gap between production and appropriation needs (practice and representation) of inhabited environments.

Contribution to the learning outcomes reference network:

Build knowledge of architecture

• Be familiar with and analyse the discipline¿s basic references

Place the action

• Recognise, observe and produce critical assessments of the targeted environments and contexts
• Formulate questions relating to the development of the context being studied to make working hypotheses

Make use of other subjects

• Interpret and synthesise the knowledge of other subjects

Express an architectural procedure

• Test and use relevant means of communication in relation to the intended audience and the target objectives

Make committed choices

• Activate and develop an ethical sense through approaches to architecture
• Develop awareness of the political meaning of the work of an architect and his/her responsibility towards society