In designing a work of architecture, it is not only the drawing techniques and resultant forms that are important. The architectural thought concerning design methods, theories, and insights into its surroundings, are indispensable. The Design Course stream looks into such ways of thinking as well as actual design techniques.
In this course, architectural thought regarding designing, shapes, environments, and the social role of the architect, etc., will be discussed.
1. Methodology of Architectural Composition
2. Topics Concerning Architecture and the City
3. Critique of Recent Works
1 Ability to understand architectural design with language
2 Ability to understand architectural design with cultural field
3 Ability to understand architectural design with social situation theory
4 Ability to understand architectural design with semiology
Architectural design, Explanation capability, semiology
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
This course consists of lectures and discussion. Finally each students find the theme of architectural design and write a critic as a report.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | introduction | understanding architectural theoly and architectural philosophy |
Class 2 | theory of architectural form | understanding theory of architectural form |
Class 3 | discussion 1 | attend the discussion |
Class 4 | theory of architectural space | understanding theory of architectural space |
Class 5 | discussion 2 | attend the discussion |
Class 6 | theory of architectural composition | understanding theory of architectural composition |
Class 7 | discussion 3 | attend the discussion |
Class 8 | theory of architectural place | understanding theory of architectural place |
Class 9 | discussion 4 | attend the discussion |
Class 10 | theory of architectural scale | understanding theory of architectural scale |
Class 11 | discussion 5 | attend the discussion |
Class 12 | Media studies in architecture | understanding Media studies in architecture |
Class 13 | discussion 6 | attend the discussion |
Class 14 | theory of architectural system | understanding theory of architectural system |
Class 15 | discussion 7 | attend the discussion |
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Final report(60%) ,Discussion(40%)
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