ARCH1843-1 : Communication and cognition in architecture

Study Programmes 2015-2016

ARCH1843-1

Communication and cognition in architecture

Duration :

24h Th

Number of credits :

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

Lecturer :

Marie Roosen

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

The workshop will address: -the communication mechanisms and sharing of knowledge -the relational mechanisms inherent to communication -the role of material représentations (sketches, plans, models ...) as means of communication with oneself and others , their impact on the reorganisation of thinking, on the elaboration of the common reference -problem solving in collaboration (with clients, users, co-workers, partners,..) leading to the notion of collective intelligence (the systemic approach will be introduced) -the man-machine interaction in collaborations -analytical methodologies of uses and parcipating approach.

Learning outcomes of the course :

The workshop explores the complex mechanisms fo communication focusing on knowledge sharing in architecture.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

The workshop will be given by Marie Roosen and Guillaume Joachim and will be supporter by external speakers : Jean-Marie Gauthier (prof. faculté de psychologie), Pierre Leclercq(prof. faculté des sciences appliquées), Grégoire Giot (doctorant en architecture) ,.... Sessions will alternate between theoretical input , active experimentations and situational analysis.

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

Sessions will alternate between theoretical input , active experimentations and situational analysis.