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| ARCH0123-1 | Theory of architecture 1
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 4h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Patrick Bribosia |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| This course covers the essential basics of spatial composition (form and space) through a detailed examination of various examples of architecture. By means of this presentation of buildings students learn to see, feel, and analyze any built structure, based on their experiences and on a few main principles of composition.
During the last two class meetings students will do a practical analysis of a building they choose themselves, or that they select from a reference book.
This course is a means of getting involved with reflection and experimentation, which should be continued in connection with architecture workshops. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
- recognize primary forms and volumes that make up the built environment and recognize main types of composition in it;
- understand various two-dimensional representations of buildings that are analyzed (blueprints, cross-sections, etc. ) and to isolate the "spatial idea" that underlies a given project;
- synthesise different "systems" of composition studied ( dimensions, proportions, geometry, etc.), the felt experience of a location and the overall concept that gave rise to a given project. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| There are no actual prerequisites but the course is based on all possible examples of architecture from all cultures and historical periods. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lectures and practical exercises in a workshop format. Groups working together must produce an analysis of a building through library research and lectures culminating in a joint text (1 x A4 for 2 students) and a graphic or 3-D document. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| This course is taught by an instructor in class meetings;
Course notes are available in class. Students are not required to read lecture notes prior to class. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Course notes must be purchased on the ULg website.
Required textbook (group purchase possible / price is approx. 40 € ).
"Architecture, Form, Space and Order" by F. CHING, published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, NY. 1996;
+ Recommended readings in the bibliography of the course notes package. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| General evaluation at end of course by means of a written examination which will be graded;
Work in groups will be graded in terms of improvement, as long as students have attended and participated actively in both workshops, and can show improvement over their initial efforts. |
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Work placement(s) :
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| None. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| (see official course schedule);
Class meetings take place normally 2h/sem. during 10 meetings + 2 workshops.
Examinations are held at the end of semester courses (= including January!) The examination is always written (in January, June and September).
For the January examination, students must present the following documents to be allowed to take the exam:
- identity card or student ID from the ULg;
- finished group project (3D or graphic + one page A4 explaining the project).
In June and September, only identification cards are required, not a finished project. |
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Contacts :
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| Patrick Bribosia
patrick.bribosia@ulg.ac.be |
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