Architectural theory : introduction

ltarc1102  2019-2020  Tournai

Architectural theory : introduction
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
3 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Blanckaert Ludovic;
Language
French
Main themes
Ethical issues and societal commitment , specific to the discipline of architecture:
  •     Scales of architecture: from housing to territory
  •     Contexts of architecture: built and undeveloped, cultural and historical
  •     Types and typologies: architecture, city, countryside, landscape
  •     Spatial and formal structures of architectural devices
  •     Materials of architectural devices
First introduction to the Vitruvian trinomial, founder of a posture in the West (founding role). What is its long-term effect, including the contemporary era?
Aims

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

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Specific learning outcomes:
By the end of this first teaching unit on theory, students are able to
  • recognise the multi-dimensional nature of architecture and to place it in a material, social and cultural context.
  • make use of concepts from architecture such as space, place, light, measurement and order.
  • critically read, represent and analyse architectural projects (as a first step).
  • link and critically assess architectural expressions, definitions and theories of architecture (as a first step).
  • organise and classify conceptions of the world and built constructions in different situations and on different scales (as a first step).
  • adopt a committed and considered approach to the procedures involved in a project by formulating a critical and sensitive assessment appropriate to the particular environments, uses  and points of view (as a first step).
Contribution to the learning outcome reference framework:
Build knowledge of architecture
  • Be familiar with and analyse the basic references
  • Be able to use given references which, by analogy, can lead to other interpretations of the context
  • Develop and make use of knowledge in the discipline
Place the action
  • Recognise, observe and describe the targeted environments and contexts
  • Analyse the environments and contexts according to various given methods and starting from various identified points of view
Use the technical dimension
  • Observe and assess the main construction principles of a building
Express an architectural procedure
  • Express ideas clearly in oral, graphic and written form
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Faculty or entity
LOCI


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor in Architecture (Tournai)
ARCT1BA
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