In-depth architectural project: architectonics

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

45.0 h

Teacher(s)

Caucheteux Philippe; Marino Giulia; Vilet Guénola;

Language

French

Main themes

This teaching unit is made up of two modules.
Module 1
Formal approach - perception and architectural design
(32 hours, supervised + final examination board)
Module 2
Composition and materialisation of limits inside/outside outside/inside
(32 hours, supervised + final examination board)
The question students are set is transferable between these two modules, one supporting the other and vice versa.

Aims

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

Specific learning outcomes:
By the end of the course, students will be able to

identify the methods of emergence of figures and the perceptual mechanisms that gave rise to them.
recognise the different formal typologies, their advantages and drawbacks.
assess the potential of form and its representation in the process of architectural design.
apply involved and critical thinking to the process of generation of form.
understand the logic of architectural forms, constructed and perceived.
link together architectural thinking and construction, building and perception.
test out architectural concepts in direct contact with the materiality of the building.
make a case for the shape given to the project by materialisation, in relation to architectural expression.

Contribution to the learning outcomes reference framework:

Design a project
Adopt approaches which are methodical, creative, metaphorical, perceptive, collaborative etc.

Test an artistic approach

To imagine drivers which can transform perception of what is real
To take a deliberate step from an uncertain beginning by assembling pre-existing concepts and ideas to form a proposal

Build knowledge of architecture

Be able to use given references which, by analogy, can lead to other interpretations of the context

Make use of other subjects

Make use of other subjects to ask questions about the design and implementation of an architectural project

Use the technical dimension

Acquire an instinctive understanding of structures to use in producing a creative work of architecture

Express an architectural procedure

Identify the main elements of a hypothesis or a proposal to express and communicate them

Make committed choices

Make links between different methodological and epistemological perspectives

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 (Bruxelles)

ARCB1BA