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| ARCH1945-1 | Introduction to contemporary issues of cities and landscape design
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| Duration : | 24h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Stéphane Dawans, Pierre Frankignoulle, Marc Goossens, Rita Occhiuto, Marie Roosen, David Tieleman |
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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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| A multi-disciplinary approach to the essential questions concerning today's towns and landscapes, based on input from tools and methodologies in the fields of history, social sciences, town planning and landscape planning. The course aims to familiarise students with the most recent themes and methods in these areas, to encourage reflection in the workshops but also to assist in the end of year projects.
The class is organised in three or four modules of between six and eight hours in the form of seminars, based on reading texts, presentations from external researchers and lectures by teaching staff working in partnership. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To familiarise the students with the most current themes and research methods in these sectors, in order to encourage reflection in the workshops offered in this subject, as well as providing a background for their final-year work. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| The knowledge acquired in the theory, human and social sciences, and history courses and in the architecture and town planning workshop during the first bachelor's cycle. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The course will be taught in the form of seminars, based on the reading of texts or lectures (illustrated by PowerPoint or other sorts of presentations, film extracts, etc., plus speeches by external researchers). |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A reading list will be available. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written and/or oral exam. This exam will be based on the reading of a scientific article dealing with one of the questions dealt with during one of the modules (students will be questioned by the teacher(s) concerned). |
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