Duration
256h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in architecture (120 ECTS) | 20 crédits |
Lecturer
Martina Barcelloni Corte, Daniel Delgoffe, Jean-Philippe Possoz, Etienne Schillers, Karel Wuytack
Coordinator
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
In the light of the severe flooding occurred during the summer 2021, the Atelier proposes to focus on the Vesdre watershed to identify its main issues, paradoxes and potential. Today, the impact and frequency of the events related to climate change are deeply questioning the way we "inhabit" the territory, especially the parts more exposed to risk (as valley bottoms). Based on the hypothesis of a "solidary valley" implying the necessity of a new solidarity between its different components (plateaus - slopes - valley bottom, upstream/downstream), the Atelier reflects on a new territorial project able to position in relation to the challenges recently brought forward by the anthropocene.
The Atelier aims at deepening the links between territorial knowledge and design by strengthening its interdisciplinary knowledge (ecology, hydrology, pedology, climatology...), and by focusing on extremely concrete situations. Never based on a pre-defined program, the Atelier's design hypotheses will emerge gradually during the semester thanks to a deep territorial understanding and a multiplicity of contributions (teachers, experts, students, local actors, etc.) in a "research by design" approach.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The Atelier aims at the acquisition of tools and working methods as a support for an inter-scalar and inter-disciplinary design practice, capable of being both pragmatic and highly imaginative.
To address the inter-scalar approach, a survey will be initiated at the micro as well as at the macro scale. Through the exploration of these two "extremes", the relevance of intermediate scales will be highlighted and exploited.
To address the trans-disciplinary approach, a series of experts will be invited to lecture and advise the students on their "work in process".
At the end of the Atelier, the student will be able to :
- Analyze and describe a territory as a complex reality, where multiple interrelationships are constructed and transformed over time;
- Develop design strategies attentive to the preservation of ecosystem balances and adapted to risk (current and future);
- Develop design strategies through interdisciplinary expertise and reasoning;
- Nourish design with a fine understanding and knowledge of local material/technical devices (construction methods, network functioning etc.);
- Nourish design with a fine understanding and knowledge of local dynamics/resources (energy, water, plants, etc.) and their cycles;
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Atelier Q2
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
In presence
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Recommended or required readings
A 'Reader' (available on eCampus) containing a set of essential texts for the course will be made available to students at the beginning of the term.
Assessment methods and criteria
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
Evaluation moments are also moments of reflection and training. The results of the work and the state of learning will be discussed throughout the course. The evaluation is therefore continuous.
Weighting of the evaluations :
Atlas = 10%
Pre-project = 15%
Final jury = 65%
Pedagogical rating = 10 %
Criteria:
- Quality of the survey and data collection process;
- Quality/congruence/relevance of the cross-scalar approach;
- Quality/congruence/relevance of the trans-disciplinary approach;
- Methodological quality of the "research by design" (problematization, experimentation, iteration, integration of resources, critical analysis);
- Quality of the territorial strategy/architectural response;
- Quality of the synthesis and its graphic, written and oral expression;
- Prospective dimension of the project.
An unexcused tardiness or failure to file is penalized by non-receivability of the work and a grade of "0." In the event that the student is unable to be present on the day and at the time of a submission, the protocol to be followed is the following:
- Notify the teacher in charge of the group as well as the course coordinator by email before the date of submission;
- Drop off the work (in the state it is in) by a third party, on the day, at the time and in the place provided. In addition, the documents must be submitted digitally (including scans and/or photos) via the MIRO platform;
- A receipt for the day of absence must be submitted to the secretariat and copied to the teachers and the coordinator;
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The first week of the Atelier is an intensive week. It mobilizes all the students during the whole week.
Unless otherwise stated, weekly meetings and exchanges are concentrated during the last two days of the week. The first three days are devoted to group work (fieldwork, design..) and to the preparation of the exchanges. A constant presence in the Atelier is expected throughout the whole week.
All useful documents are available to students on the Ecampus platform.
Contacts
General coordination :
Martina Barcelloni Corte : mbarcellonicorte@uliege.be
Jean-Philippe Possoz : jp.possoz@uliege.be
Coordination Groupe 1 :
Karel Wuytak : Karel.Wuytack@uliege.be
Michael Bianchi : mbianchi@uliege.be
Elisa Baldin : elisa.baldin@uliege.be
Coordination Groupe 2 :
Etienne Schillers : eschillers@uliege.be
Daniel Delgoffe : daniel.delgoffe@uliege.be