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40 662 Building in Landscape
Emnenavn på Norwegian Bokmål:
Building in Landscape
Credits:
24
Course code:
40 662
Level of study:
Master
Teaching semester:
2023 Spring
Assessment semester:
2023 Spring
Language of instruction:
English
Year:
2023
Maximum number of students:
18
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 assignment for the spring 2023 semester will be to design a building and its surroundings in a specific natural environment. The building program and the site will be provided by the Norwegian Scenic Routes.
The studio will be run in collaboration with the Norwegian Scenic Routes. The form of collaboration is to be decided.
Learning outcome
Knowledge:
- Architectural design in relationship to a specific landscape
- Architecture and infrastructure
- The Norwegian Scenic Routes projects
Skills:
- Architectural conceptualization
- Architectural argumentation
- Architectural detailing
- Architectural representation
General competence:
- Design methodology
- Definition of design criteria
- Curation of architectural proposal
Working and learning activities
The students are expected to do individual projects. The design process will be divided into distinct phases from idea to detailed project. Each phase will be reviewed collectively.
Teaching program:
- Monday text-discussions and lectures
- Wednesday individual critiques
- Friday pin-ups
- Reviews
Excursion:
The studio is expected to do a study trip to Scenic Route-projects in Norway.
| Form of assessment | Grouping | Grading scale | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project assignment | - | Pass / fail |
| Workload activity | Comment |
|---|---|
| Attendance | Participation and attendance in lectures, supervision at the desks in the studio, seminars and workshops is expected. |
| Excursion | Those who do not have the opportunity to participate in an excursion will be given an assignment/a project that replaces this. |