Duration
18h Th, 36h Pr, 60h Proj.
Number of credits
| Master of Science (MSc) in Architectural Engineering | 5 crédits | |||
| Specialised master in urban and regional planning | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course teaches the design and evaluation of an urban atmosphere in its quantitative and qualitative aspects. The theoretical course is illustrated by various examples of real urban developments.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The course objectives are :
- Understanding issues related to the design of high quality urban atmosphere.
- Knowing the quantitative and qualitative criteria that influence pedestrians' comfort in public spaces.
- Learning to assess planned or built urban environments in terms of their atmosphere, integrating people comfort and environmental performance of built areas.
- Exploring tools for modeling urban environments and the energy performance of neighborhoods and buildings.
- Developing an expertise in enegy simulations software by using two of them (at the scale of the neighborhood and the scale of the building)
- Acquiring adaptation and self-learning skills in relation to computer tools, thanks to the energy simulations developed
- Developing critical thinking in relation to numerical simulations (choice of the best software, choice of the best model, choice of the best parameters, critical analysis of results, ...).
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The teaching is based on theoretical courses, accompanied by a design studio at the neighborhood level. Learning the usage of simulations software at the scale of the neighborhood and the scale of its buildings, while developing an analytical and a critical point of view about these software and the results obtained. The project will also focus on the development of high-quality public spaces.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Courses from September to December, on Thursday from 14h to 18h.
Recommended or required readings
The slides accompanying the oral presentation are available in pdf format.
Assessment methods and criteria
Students work is assessed on basis of their numerical simulations and a written work that analyses them.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Any questions or requests for additional information is welcome.
Students wishing to meet me can get an appointment by sending an e-mail.
Contacts
Prof. Sigrid Reiter
tél.: +32 (0)4 366 94 82
e-mail: sigrid.reiter@uliege.be
www.lema.ulg.ac.be