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40 556 TAP 3 Buildings

Emnenavn på Norwegian Bokmål: 
TAP 3 Buildings
Credits: 
24
Course code: 
40 556
Level of study: 
Master
Teaching semester: 
2023 Autumn
Assessment semester: 
2023 Autumn
Language of instruction: 
English
Year: 
2023
Maximum number of students: 
16
Person in charge
Beate Hølmebakk
Required prerequisite knowledge

Admission to AHO and successful completion of three years bachelor level studies (180 ECTS).

Part of course series: TAP - The Architectural Project

The course is open to students from: Architecture

Course content

The main goal of the studio is to give students systematic disciplinary training as well as design skills. The studio will be oriented towards the professional practice, focusing on architectural design of a given brief within a tight schedule. During the course, the students will develop three individual projects. Each project will be reviewed in a final presentation at the end of each project period. Thus, the studio will demand intensive work throughout the entire semester.

The three projects will focus on responsible building production through critical explorations of the following concepts: size, longevity, optimalization, adaption and reuse. Each project will have a specific architectural brief formulated by the studio teachers. The briefs will be fully developed before the beginning of the semester.

Project I: I Start 16./08. 2023 Review 22./09. 2023
Project II: Us Start 25./09. 2023 Review 27./10. 2023
Project III: All Start 30./10. 2023 Review 08./12. 2023

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

  • Responsible building production
  • Design methodology

Skills:

  • Architectural conceptualization
  • Architectural argumentation
  • Architectural representation

General competence:

  • Definition of design criteria
  • Curation of architectural process
  • Communication of architectural proposal
Working and learning activities

There will be a set semester schedule and a detailed program every week:

  • Mondays: Lecture and plenum discussions based on relevant texts.
  • Wednesdays: Individual desk crit according to schedule.
  • Fridays: Pin-up where students are encouraged to engage in each other’s work.

Each project will be reviewed collectively with an external critic. There will be different critics for each project, each chosen for their relevance to the project theme.

Final assessment will based on all 3 projects, at the end of the semester.

Curriculum

Course literature will be available in Leganto.

Mandatory courseworkCourseworks requiredPresence requiredComment
Exercise3RequiredIt is compulsory to hand in and present work on given dates stated in the semester calendar. All three projects are to be submitted before final assessment.
Obligatoriske arbeidskrav:
Mandatory coursework:Exercise
Courseworks required:3
Presence required:Required
Comment:It is compulsory to hand in and present work on given dates stated in the semester calendar. All three projects are to be submitted before final assessment.
Form of assessmentGroupingGrading scaleComment
Portfolio assessment (Vurderingsmappe)-Pass / failFinal assessment of work carried out in several stages throughout the semester. One overall grade is assigned to the folder.
Vurderinger:
Form of assessment:Portfolio assessment (Vurderingsmappe)
Grouping:-
Grading scale:Pass / fail
Comment:Final assessment of work carried out in several stages throughout the semester. One overall grade is assigned to the folder.
Workload activityComment
AttendanceParticipation and attendance in lectures, supervision at the desks in the studio, seminars and workshops is expected.
ExcursionThose who do not have the opportunity to participate in an excursion will be given an assignment/a project that replaces this.
Forventet arbeidsinnsats:
Workload activity:Attendance
Comment:Participation and attendance in lectures, supervision at the desks in the studio, seminars and workshops is expected.
Workload activity:Excursion
Comment:Those who do not have the opportunity to participate in an excursion will be given an assignment/a project that replaces this.