Duration
6h Th, 6h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in architecture | 1 crédit |
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
The course deals with the history of comfort, its relationship with the history of architecture, housing and science and technology; presents different definitions of comfort and its main components; and explains the main issues related to architectural practice and living in it (environmental, social, economic, cultural...). More broadly, it constitutes an introduction to the sciences and techniques in architecture.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, the student will be able to :
- Understand and grasp comfort in its multiple dimensions;
- Restore its historical and cultural trajectories;
- Explain the links between comfort and architecture;
- Identify the subjective foundations of this notion and its trajectory of objectification;
- Understand the societal stakes linked to the comfort of buildings;
- Understand the notions of science, technique and technology;
- Explain the roles and implications of science and technology in architecture.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
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.
Forums (one transversal and one per thematic module) are set up on eCampus so that students can ask any question 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)
Présentiel
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
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
The assessment is by means of an open-book written examination consisting of short and long answer open questions. The assessment focuses on comprehension and the ability to cross-reference course content.
During the first quadrimester, each student who correctly answers a question on the Forums (see above) receives half a bonus point. These are added to the examination mark for a maximum of 10% of the overall mark.
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