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80 404 Speculative Ideation: Hand Drawing in Architecture
Passed foundation level
The main objective of ´Speculative Ideation...` is to improve the ability of the student of architecture to think with and through drawing by hand. In order for sustainable progression in act and articulation the ´wants`and ´needs` particular to the individual participant constitute a point of departure that is critical to this course. Exploring, testing and developing strategies for personal meaning making by drawing will be therefore referred to as ´internal aims`.
To ensure continuity, participators are required to choose a subject or a theme to investigate and explore throughout the course-period. To which degree the student´s work within the constraints of the chosen subject have resulted in meaningful insights will be referred to as ´external aims`. Working with content matter within ongoing studiocourses has proven to be productive, but is not a requirement.
Within drawing the course aims at invigorating previously presented foundational skills and knowledge and introducing new ones. Exercises undertaken will draw upon the fields of art and architecture, Roughly speaking, the acquissition and use of skills and knowledge-comprehension that cover matters such as conventions of representation, drawing techniques and media will be referred to as ´formal aims`.
As result of the internal-, external- and formal aims, combined, students will obtain:
Enhanced capacities and comprehension of hand drawing as a personal medium for speculation and ideation in architecture.
Enhanced awareness and insights about the uses and roles of hand drawing in architecture today and before, so as to place her or his particular practice within a broader perspective.
Improved drawing skills and knowledge such as conventions of representation, techniques and drawing media.
- Excercises targeting skills on representation, techniques and media such as :
Composisition, The three projective conventions, Pictorial Depth cues. Techniques concerning dry and fluid - , broad and pointed drawing tools and paper supports.
- In-depth study on selected topic/theme.
This activity is the most critical and important element in ´Speculative Ideation...`and runs through the entire course.
- Lectures/talks/plenary discussions on:
The various uses of hand drawing ranging from the initiate sketch, through elaborate studies, ´ to visionary and discursive work by the examples of prominent architects. Crosspollination between drawing in art and in architecture in the past and the present, and interaction between digital media and hand drawing will also be highlighted.
- Presentations of - and discussions on drawn work selected by students.
The intension is to give students an opportunity for their voices to be heard and exposed to their peers.
- Visit exhibitions displaying relevant topics
Formal and informal evaluation:
- Feedback given through individual tutoring, group sessions and plenary discussions
- Introductive and intermediate presentations (on choice of topic and on status of ongoing work)
- Concluding presentation of work with external sensor and exhibition.
Requirements to pass:
80% presence on entire course is required to pass. In order to ensure sufficient progression, close collaboration with peer students and teacher in general requires presence from 9am to 4 pm throughout Tuesdays and the elective course week.
Presence and contribution to all three presentations likewise.
Digital hand-in of selected work from the course-period.
Ongoing development of curriculum throughout the course, in particular informed by the choices of subjects/themes made by the students.
| Mandatory coursework | Courseworks required | Presence required | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presence required | Not required | 80% presence on entire course is required to pass. In order to ensure sufficient progression, close collaboration with peer students and teacher in general requires presence from 9am to 4 pm throughout Tuesdays and the elective course week |
| Form of assessment | Grouping | Grading scale | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio assessment (Vurderingsmappe) | - | Pass / fail | 80% presence on entire course is required to pass. In order to ensure sufficient progression, close collaboration with peer students and teacher in general requires presence from 9am to 4 pm throughout Tuesdays and the elective course week. Presence and contribution to all three presentations likewise. Digital hand-in of selected work from the course-period. |
| Workload activity | Comment |
|---|---|
| Individual problem solving |