Duration
64h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in architecture, professional focus in architecture and urban planning | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
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
Snapshots
'a piece of information or short description that gives an understanding of a situation at a particular time:
Credit rating agencies provide a snapshot of the risks an investment poses at any one time.
an informal photograph' (dictionary.cambridge.org).
The notion of snapshot may seem contradictory to that of heritage, implying permanence and transmission. The workshop explores the ways in which this tension can be used to enhance or interpret heritage sites.
The site serving as the venue for this year's installations and performances is the future Don Bosco third place in the Laveu district of Liège (https://passage59.be).
The workshop is organized in three phases:
- Phase 1 (September 18 to 29): Students from Liège familiarize themselves with the site, gather available information, and organize it in preparation for Phase 2. They make an inventory of the materials available on site for the installations and search for/document examples of installations that could serve as inspiration.
- Phase 2 (September 30 to October 3): collaboration with the Wuppertal University (Christoph Grafe and his students, who will join us in Liège). Creation of installations on site and a light performance ("guerilla lighting") for local residents on October 3.
- Phase 3 (October 6 to 10): documentation of the work carried out and dismantling of the installations.
The entire workshop will take place on site at Don Bosco, exclusively in person.
The workshop begins on Thursday, September 18 at 2 p.m.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Investigate, in a short space of time, specific questions relating to ephemeral intervention on existing buildings, by combining research and field studies.
Learn to work together towards a common goal, as part of a team.
Organise and carry out material or performance limited interventions.
Carrying out and communicating critical and reflective thinking, through a written and (photo)graphic synthesis of experiences.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The courses of architectural culture and intervention on existing buildings in the bachelor cycle.
As the language of the week with the university of Wuppertal is English, students are expected to be able to interact with their peers and teachers in English.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The workshop includes the following activities
Phase 1: Research, synthesis, and formatting of information on the site; research and documentation of references (which may involve travel); inventory of materials.
Phase 2: Design and assembly of installations, collaborative work, organization of a participatory performance.
Phase 3: Dismantling installations and storing materials; writing a reflective report.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Readings and other materials will be posted on eCampus.
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Other : Constructions and performances
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
PLEASE NOTE: The workshop begins on September 18 at 2 p.m.
A detailed schedule will be provided on the first day of the workshop.
The entire workshop will take place on site (Don Bosco).
Contacts
c.houbart@uliege.be
P.Noe@uliege.be
maxime.coq@uliege.be