2019-2020 / ARCH0254-1

Introduction to typomorphology

Duration

12h Th, 12h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor in architecture2 crédits 

Lecturer

Marijke Maes

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course will provide a general basis for students to understand urban and architectural form. Students will learn to read a natural, cultural or urban site (town, village, etc.), a part of a town, an island, a plot of land, constructed and non-constructed space and their interactions (relationships between different scales), their changes (over time) as well as their components. This will enable them to position their architectural work in a larger context.
Theory classes alternate with the practical application of analytical and reflective methods. Various urban situations mentioned above will be assessed. Through this exercise, students will also demonstrate their ability to position themselves. Exercises are proposed in the form of workshops, practical case studies and essays.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

theoretical course : 12h
practical course : 24h
 

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

presence required in class for the theoretical en practical course

Recommended or required readings

syllabus and summary of the lessons 

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation based on an analysis report of a city -presentation
-analysis of the city
-analysis of the district
-analysis of the plots
-typological analysis
-analysis Visual 
Teaching programme during the second quatrimestre

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

exercises can be introduced during the course for feedback

Contacts

mmaes@ulg.ac.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

A course PowerPoint is available on the Uliege e-campus website. This is provided with voice lessons. Several examples of projects also illustrate the course.
A powerpoint illustrates the 5 exercises to be performed by group.
On the e-campus, exercises and analyzes can be uploaded. During the digital workshops (via Lifesize), it is possible to discuss the 5 exercises / analyzes.

Assessment subjects

Evaluation based on a digital report (min A3 format) representing the 5 exercises/analyzes, clearly presented:
Exercise 1. Visual analysis (in plan and in elevation)
Exercise 2. Morphological analysis of the city (1. observe the city-shape, 2. draw its structure, 3. explain the structure using its history and the characteristics of the site (relief, watercourse, geology, .. )
Exercise 3. Analysis of the different fabrics of the districts. It is important to be able to recognize different types of urbanization: medieval urbanization, 19th-century urbanization (Hausmann type), 20th-century urbanization (CIAM type, garden city, etc.), contemporary urbanization, a type of urbanization derived from the site (relief, watercourse, geology, etc.) => show during the workshops different urbanization with the 4 districts you have chosen. Make sure to zoom out enough on the quarters so that their structures are recognizable.
Exercise 4. Analysis of the divisions of the soil (the plot) and of the different islets - in each district, you analyze an island. Exercise 5. Analysis of the built typology - in each district you show the architecture that most characterizes that district.

Assessment methods

The evaluation takes place on the basis of a Digital report min. A3 format - to be introduced on June 2 before 4 p.m. on the e-campus.

Contacts

mmaes@ulg.ac.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

Assessment methods

Contacts

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syllabus
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