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40 658 RA4 - Circumstantial structures/constructed circumstances
Admission to AHO and successful completion of three years bachelor level studies (180 ECTS).
Part of course series: Radical Architecture
The course is open to students from: Architecture
Through architectural projects, Studio Positions continues to critically discuss and investigate how architecture reflects on, contributes to, and provides for dwelling in our contemporary diverse society.
Contemporary societal discussions, directions in art, philosophy, sociology and ecology, and architectural discourses provide the framework for architectural projects that are developed individually or in collaboration, with emphasis on the three fundamental aspects of architecture – structure, material, and space.
Projects will investigate architectural (structural, material, spatial) responses to identified circumstances, either situated in or inspired by specific places in Oslo. Projects will discuss the social and cultural challenges that mark our time, and reflect on how these challenges have influenced our relationship to architectural space and how we interact with it.
Each student will develop an individual architectural program throughout the semester through works and words.
Through both a sensuous and technical approach to the task, students will investigate a personal architectural interest and engage deeply with a chosen theme, both intellectually and formally, through their architectural project.
The studio aims at investigating new and fundamental approaches to architecture that facilitate more livable (sustainable) futures – concerned not only with how architecture is made, but also the presence of architecture and the aesthetic experience it produces.
The work is integrated with Studio Positions’ ongoing Erasmus+ teaching collaboration – EUROPE IN TRANSITION.
Knowledge:
- practice knowledge through case studies,
- practice knowledge through architectural design (semester project), and
- material and structural knowledge.
Skills:
- work based, artisticand theoretical research skills, and
- conceptual architectural thinking.
General competence:
- critical thinking, and
- ability to develop an argument through an architectural project and written reflection.
The semester is organized in four phases, where projects are developed continuously with the following progression:
- Development of an architectural concept
- The social: Introduction of scale, materiality, structure, and activity.
- The general and the specific: Spatial and constructive principles
- An architectural project
Teaching:
discussions, lectures, workshops, group readings, film screenings, reviews
Course literature will be available in Leganto.
| Form of assessment | Grouping | Grading scale | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project assignment | - | Pass / fail |
| Workload activity | Comment |
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| Attendance | Participation and attendance in lectures, supervision at the desks in the studio, seminars and workshops is expected. |