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40 646 T A P - Building in Landscape
Credits:
24
Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål:
T A P - Building in Landscape
Course code:
40 646
Level of study:
Master
Teaching semester:
2022 Spring
Assessment semester:
2022 Spring
Language of instruction:
English
Year:
2022
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: The architectural project, T A P
Course content
The brief for the spring 2022 semester will be to design a medium sized project in a specific natural landscape. Some framework for the project will be given to the students as objective constraints concerning site conditions and building program, however the work of the semester will begin with further development of individual design criteria through subjective investigations into landscape qualities and programmatic potential.
There will be a set schedule with weekly program consisting of input (common reading, lectures from teachers and invited practitioners and relevant films), individual desk crits and pin-ups where the students are encouraged to discuss each other’s work.
Each student will be given an individual site and develop her/his project based on analysis, registration and speculation of both site and program.
The design process will be divided into distinct phases from idea to detailed project. Each phase will be reviewed collectively with an external critic.
An excursion to Europe will be part of the studio if allowed.
Learning outcome
By the end of the semester the student will have acquired:
Knowledge of:
- The design of a medium sized building in a specific natural context
- Strategies of how to relate to terrain, climate and vegetation
- Tectonic response to local conditions
Skills in:
- Architectural detailing
- Architectural representation
General competence in:
- Framing an architectural project
- Definition of specific design criteria
- Design methodology
Working and learning activities
The work of the studio will be caried out in models, drawings and text.
The project will be conceived and developed in two and three dimensions until it reaches completion.
Curriculum
Texts for common reading and discussion will be handed out during the semester.
| Mandatory coursework | Courseworks required | Presence required | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presence required | Required | Attendance and participation in the interim deliveries and presentations is mandatory. |
| Form of assessment | Grouping | Grading scale | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project assignment | Individual | Pass / fail | The students will be assessed on: Presence Commitment Ability to self evaluation Progress Quality of project |
| Workload activity | Comment |
|---|---|
| Attendance | Participation and attendance in lectures, supervision at the desks in the studio, seminars and workshops is expected. |
| Planning assignment | The studio requires full time studies. |
| Excursion | Those who do not have the opportunity to participate in excursion will receive a task / a project that replaces this. Those who do not have the opportunity to participate in excursion will receive a task / a project that replaces this. |