Architecture Project 2:1, 15 Credits

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The course aims to develop, advance and integrate the scientific and artistic competences the student achieves in architectural theory, architectural technology and architectural history through the semester. The student will learn how to develop architecture in relation with context and through practical assignments to understand architecture as relations. The student will be introduced to conceptual working methods and guided in the application of these in an architectural project work. The student will gain a wider understanding of spatial expressions and three-dimensional relations through exercises in digital communication among other methods and will be provided with knowledge of how principles for sustainability are integrated in an architectural project.
 
The course is divided into three modules:

Module 1: Background and Method (1,5 credits)
Module 2: Concept and Context (6,0 credits)
Module 3: Intervention (7,5 credits)

Expected learning outcomes

For a passing result, the student should be able to: 

Knowledge and understanding

• Integrate principals for climate shelter in the project work
• Develop architecture projects through design processes and conceptual work methods

Competence and skills

• Develop architecture projects through design processes and conceptual work methods
• Survey and analyze a context as well as to communicate it orally and visually
• Work with drawings and physical models in different scales
• Document an architectural project and present it orally and visually

Judgment and approach

• Develop and reflect on principles for architectural composition

Required Knowledge

To qualify for this course the following courses (or comparable courses) are required:
Architecture Project 1:1 (15 credits)
History of Architecture 1:1 (6 credits)
Architectural Technology 1:1 (3 credits)
Theory of Architecture 1:1 (6 credits)
Architecture Project 1:2 (15 credits)
Architectural Technology 1:2 (3 credits)
Theory of Architecture 1:2 (6 credits)
History of Architecture 1:2 (6 credits)

Form of instruction

The teaching consists of project work, individually and in groups. The forms of teaching can be practical exercises, individual tutoring, group discussions and critiques as well as lectures, seminars, field studies, workshops and field trips.

Examination modes

On this course, there will be oral and written examinations, individually and in groups. Different moments are assessed during the course through seminars, mandatory assignments and by documentation of the student's own working process and results. Critiques with oral and visual presentation are held at the end of module 2 and module 3.
 
The grades Pass (G) and Fail (U) are used. To pass the course, all examinations and mandatory modules need to be completed and assigned a Pass grade. To pass requires attendance at tutorials, seminars, field studies and a Pass grade on the oral, written and design assessments.

Examiners may decide to deviate from the modes of assessment in the course syllabus. Individual adaption of modes of assessment must give due consideration to the student's needs. The adaption of modes of assessment must remain within the framework of the intended learning outcomes in the course syllabus. Students who require an adapted examination must submit a request to the department holding the course no later than 10 days before the examination. The examiner decides on the adaption of the examination, after which the student will be notified.  
 
Students who have achieved a pass are not permitted to retake an examination.  
Students who do not pass an examination have the right to retake examinations. The date of the retake must be notified no later than the date of the regular examination. The first opportunity to retake an examination is to be offered no later than two months after the regular examination, but no earlier than 10 working days after students have been notified of the results of the regular examination. For examinations held in May and June, the first opportunity to retake the examination is to be offered within three months of the regular examination session. In addition, at least one further re-examination is offered within a year from the regular exam date. 

A student who has taken a regular examination and retake in a course or a part of a course without obtaining a pass grade is entitled to request the appointment of another examiner or marking teacher, unless there are special reasons to the contrary. Students should address any such request to the director of studies or equivalent. 

Other regulations

In the event of a course syllabus being withdrawn or undergoing major changes, students are guaranteed at least three examination opportunities (including the regular examination session) in accordance with the previous course syllabus during a maximum of two years from the expiry of the course syllabus or the withdrawal of the course.