ARCH1841-1 : Questions in semiology applied to architecture

Study Programmes 2015-2016

ARCH1841-1

Questions in semiology applied to architecture

Duration :

24h Th

Number of credits :

Master in architecture (120 ECTS)		2
Master in architecture (120 ECTS)		2

Lecturer :

Stéphane Dawans

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

While semiology has not lived up to the excessive expectations attributed to it by structuralists by becoming the flagship subject among social sciences, it remains nevertheless an indispensable fundamental discipline for those wishing to understand architecture and town planning as a means of communication, as a "language", or to use the Françoise Choay's expression, as a "non-verbal system of signifiers".
This is what we propose to illustrate through the analysis of examples which, from Le Corbusier to Koolhaas, have paved the way for architectural theory from the 20th century to the present day.

Learning outcomes of the course :

To develop the students' theoretical knowledge (knowledge of contemporary architecture and theory of architecture) by dealing with the emergence of architectural postmodernity from the point of view of structuralism and by assessing the knowledge acquired from semiology applied to the art of building.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

The knowledge acquired in the history of architecture, theory, philosophy and human science courses, etc., during the first bachelor's cycle.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Depending on the number of students, the course will be taught in lectures (with the help of PowerPoint presentations, extracts from documentaries, etc.) or seminars.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :