Duration
64h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in architecture, professional focus in architecture and urban 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
The Espaces-Fictions workshop explores the potential of a protean architecture that values making, doing with and the resources of what is already there. By combining DIY[1], experimentation and storytelling, this workshop seeks to reinvent architectural practices through a sensitive and concrete approach.
It is a cross-disciplinary creative space where the arts, design and architecture come together.
Participants are invited to reflect on the interactions between physical and imaginary spaces, and to explore how these interactions influence our perceptions and narratives. The dialogue is structured around a game of questions and plastic answers, encouraging collaborative and open exploration.
Devices
Do-it-yourself design[2]:
More than a simple manual activity, this involves direct interaction with raw materials.
Making do with what we have generates new ways of looking at our environment, at living beings as well as at things. In the age of the Anthropocene, the aim is to create an alternative way of thinking and acting[3] that is tangible and tangible.
Putting contemporary worlds into stories
The workshop focuses on dialogue with the real and the fictional. The narrative is used as a lever to open up hypotheses. Reversing the scenario[4] allows us to recognise something new in a familiar form. Narrative plays an essential role in the way we formalise our vision of the world.
Résonances architecturales
Espaces Fictions is positioned as a laboratory for architectural experimentation, where each participant becomes an actor in a process rooted[5] in materiality and open to the imaginary. By combining reflection and practice, this workshop invites participants to rethink the forms, uses and narratives of archaic and contemporary architecture.
[1] At the heart of this process, bricolage takes on particular importance, not only as an experimental approach, but also as a practice rooted in its etymology*: "The word "bricolage" has its roots in the medieval term briccola, which referred to a catapult. When this device of war became obsolete during the Renaissance, the word evolved to designate "devious and skilful means", giving rise to the verb "bricoler"." Wikipedia
[2] Claude Levi-Strauss, 'La science du concret' in La pensée sauvage (1962), Paris Pocket, 1990, p11-49.
[3] Fanny Lederlin in "Éloge du bricolage. Souci des choses, soin des vivants et liberté d'agir , 2024, Edition Puf
[4] As pointed out by the Refunc collective, which questions the words and vocabulary of re-use in the article 'Le langage des objets' (The language of objects) in the architecture review Plan L, No. 208, Rassembler le radeau (Gathering the raft).
[5] Vinciane Despret, Fabriquer des mondes habitables, Dialogue with Frédérique Dolphijn, Noville-sur-Mehaigne, Esperluète, 'Orbe' series, 2021, p. 88.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
- Develop an empirical approach to architecture, inspired by System D
- Produce devices and artefacts
- Develop an awareness of the materiality and diversity of forms
- Integrate ethical, plastic and narrative dimensions into architectural design.
- Nourish projects with a detailed knowledge of material and technical devices.
- Experiment with innovative practices through sculptural actions and a documentary approach.
- Identifying synergies between architecture, design and the visual arts
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
During the 4-week workshop, various activities will take place in four stages:
STEP 1 - Situate Initial exploration
STEP 2 - Project Development of experimental and narrative projects through collage
STEP 3 - Prototype Micro-fabrications in plaster and clay
STEP 4 - Produce Final assembly and installation, artefact shaped in sand, scale 1/1
Each stage combines introspection, action and reflection, integrating ethical and aesthetic issues while emphasising an empirical approach. The workshop concludes with a presentation of the work, demonstrating a process that combines creation and narrative. The workshop will combine discussions, individual practical exercises and collaborative projects.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
The exercise is done in small groups (2 to 5) in workshops, with compulsory attendance according to the timetable. Classes are entirely face-to-face, in workshops, in auditoriums or in groups. Supervision is provided by one or more teachers, depending on the period.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- Microsoft Teams
Further information:
Further information:
Lederlin, Fanny, Éloge du bricolage. Souci des choses, soin des vivants et liberté d'agir, Edition Puf, 2024,
Plan L, Rassembler le radeau, Revue d'architecture n°208.
Levi-Strauss, Claude , « La science du concret » in La pensée sauvage(1962), Paris Pocket, 1990
Imgold,Tim, Faire - Anthropologie, Archéologie, Art et Architecture, Editions Dehors, 2017.
Jacquet, Benoît et Nussaume, Yann, L'architecture comme un être vivant: O + h, CollectionPaysage et architecture, Arléa, 2024
Despret,Vinciane, Fabriquer des mondes habitables, Dialogue avec Frédérique Dolphijn, Noville-sur-Mehaigne, Esperluète, coll. « Orbe », 2021
Léglise, Fanny,La conception par bricolage comme art de la situation : architecture, urbanisme, design. Architecture, aménagement de l'espace. Université Toulouse le Mirail - Toulouse II, 2020. Français.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Other : jury
Further information:
The assessment is carried out both collectively and individually, in teams of 2-5 students
Assessment split 50% individual and 50% final jury
Individually, the assessment will be continuous and will cover stages 1, 2 and 3, assessing the quality of:
graphic documents, storytelling, prototyping, involvement in the group work and the ability to adopt a critical and committed stance with regard to the theme.
Collectively, it focuses on stage 4: the integration of the resource as a design driver, the quality of the layout, the quality of the graphic documents, and the quality of the collaborative work.
Criteria
Each assessment will focus on the project's ability to
-Integrate ethical, visual and narrative dimensions into the architectural design.
-provide the proposal with a detailed knowledge of material and technical devices
-identify synergies between architecture, design and the visual arts
Jury organisation
Supervising teaching team + internal + external
In the event of absence, the student must provide a detailed excuse.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Sarah Behets : sbehets@uliege.be
David Crambert : dcrambert@uliege.be