Duration
12h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in architecture | 1 crédit |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course deals with the relationship between the field of living and technical systems, mainly those related to comfort. It approaches these relationships through a socio-technical focus on the dynamics of mutual adjustment that are at play. Particular attention is paid to the consequences and issues related to the recent rise of the energy performance benchmark in the construction sector. The links between technical, architectural and living cultures, the design (designed space, indicators, good practices, relationship to indoor climate, energy performance, etc.), and the ways in which spaces are appropriated by their users (living space, perceived and built comfort, rebound effect, energy intelligence, etc.) are addressed.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, the student will be able to :
- Understand what the socio-technical dynamics of living are;
- Reasoning on the relationship between technical systems, architectural culture and the culture of living;
- Understand the political dimension of these relationships with regard to environmental issues centrally, but also social and economic issues;
- Understand the issues at stake in the context of architectural practice.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Cours de confort 1A, 1B, 2B, 3A
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is given in the form of interactive face-to-face lectures. Each session will be available as a podcast on eCampus. Some sessions require the analysis of a text (available online) in preparation for the weekly course. Forums (one transversal and one per thematic module) are set up on eCampus so that students can ask any questions related to the course. These forums operate within a logic of active pedagogy. Students ask questions but also provide answers. Ideally, the teacher only intervenes in the background to validate or redirect the answers provided.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Presential and text analysis
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
In case of a yellow code :
- The courses are given in person, and are broadcast in real time on Myunicast and accessible as podcasts on eCampus;
- The evaluation is based on an assignment to be handed in via eCampus > no particular adaptation.
- If the course cannot be held in person, it will be held remotely, live via Blackboard Collaborate;
- Coaching sessions on the formalisation of the work to be handed in are also organised via Blackboard Collaborate;
- The evaluation is based on an assignment to be handed in via eCampus > no particular adaptation.
Recommended or required readings
Course materials are made available to students via the eCampus platform. A bibliography adapted to the content of the course, which is recommended but not compulsory, is provided during the sessions.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam
- Remote
written work
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
The assessment is based on individual written work, illustrated by graphic supports (panels, photos...), without oral defence. This work consists of a case study whose main problem is left to the student's choice among different proposals. Each proposed problem refers to a specific part of the course and is supported by a reference text. This work is assessed by considering :
- Complex understanding of the reference text (content, approach, objectives...);
- The inclusion of the comments in a sociotechnical reading of architecture and/or living in it;
- The mobilisation of the theoretical contents of the course relevant to the case under analysis;
- Careful attention to form (spelling, syntax, structure, construction of the subject matter, descriptive quality, etc.).
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
In order to benefit all students, all questions, answers and discussions about the course content should be asked in class and/or on the eCampus Forums. For the rest, I am accessible via Julie.Neuwels@uliege.be