Main Field of Study and progress level:
Architecture: First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Two-grade scale
Responsible department: Umeå School of Architecture
Established by: Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 2013-10-04
Revised by: Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 2017-12-15
Contents
The course aims at introducing methods of researching and mapping in contemporary architecture and urbanism to investigate emerging spatial responses. It will focus on complex urban systems, it will observe their emergence and explore how these new systems: • Affect established concepts of the Private, the Public and the Common; • Develop the concepts of Formal and Informal systems, through architecture, in society.
This knowledge will be produced through reflective practice, i.e. by means of reflection-on-action.
Expected learning outcomes
Having completed the course the student should be able to:
• Investigate the ambiguity and complexity of emerging urban systems, as well as the concepts of the Private, the Public and the Common in these new contexts, through the design of space. • Produce and gain design knowledge and insight through artistic research explorations, based on reflective practice. • Map complex realities, beyond what we consider obvious and develop a design stance/vision, starting from one’s individual engagement in society and personal motivation.
Required Knowledge
To qualify for this course the following courses (or comparable courses) are required: 5ar012 , Architectural Boundaries in Public Space (15,hp); 5AR013 Statics and Construction of Large Spaces (4 hp); 5ar014 , History of Public Space (3 hp); 5ar015 Urban planning: Strategies For Sustainable Development (6 hp); 5ar016 The Relation between Analogue and Digital Space (2 hp); 5ar118 Mapping and Development Strategies (3 hp); 5ar119 Megapolis (4 hp).
Form of instruction
Teaching will comprise lectures, seminars, case studies, workshops and study visits, as well as individual and group project assignments consisting of analytical exercises, practical exercises, individual tutorials, group discussions and reviews.
Examination modes
Examinations on this course will be written and oral assignments supported by diagrams, visual representations, models, experienceable mock-ups and written reflections, done individually and in groups.
The outcomes of the different modules will be assessed during the course through exercises, reviews and compulsory written assignments and through documentation/reflection of the own work process and results.
Literature
The literature list is not available through the web.
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