2019 Høst

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2019 Høst

40 528 In Balance: Carbon-Neutral and Climate-Responsive Architecture at Svalbard

Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål:

In Balance: Carbon-Neutral and Climate-Responsive Architecture at Svalbard

Credits:

Course code:

40 528

Level of study:

Master

Teaching semester:

2019 Autumn

Assessment semester:

2019 Autumn

Language of instruction:

English

Year:

2019

Maximum number of students:

Person in charge

Tine Hegli

Required prerequisite knowledge

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

Course content

The studio is project oriented and the program is based on local authorities (Longyearbyen Lokalstyre) idea for establishing a visitor center communicating the on-going climate change in the Arctic, as well as displaying on-going global actions taken to get our societies into a carbon neutral era. Apart from tourists, the center will serve UNIS (The University Center in Svalbard), local schools and kindergarten and visiting educational institutions. Besides reaching an understanding of life at Svalbard, the site and specific program, the design parameters include local landscape and climate conditions (permafrost, wind, snowdrifts, sun etc), building physics, energy efficiency and energy production as well as construction methods and conscious use of materials. To reach carbon neutrality, strategies will be implemented to balance the total energy use and relating emissions, with production of renewable energy integrated in/on the building itself. The overall goal is to develop site specific architecture highlighting the embedded qualities in local nature and culture, still emphasizing how human activity and buildings in the future needs to leave a minimum “footprint” in this vulnerable spot on the planet.

Background

The Arctic region represents a unique area among Earth´s ecosystems and is the area where the ongoing climate changes are most prominent. With the ice melting follows new opportunities as well as severe challenges, and the region has these days got massive global attention.

The origin for settlements at Svalbard - the Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean - dates back to the 16th and 17th century when the international whaling industry was at its peak. In the beginning of the 20th century, coal was found and mining companies established more permanent communities at several locations. In 1920 the Svalbard Treaty was established (followed by the Svalbard Agreement in 1925), giving Norway sovereignty to the territory, still leaving it a free economic and demilitarized zone. There are in 2019 five operative settlements at Svalbard: Barentsburg (Russian settlement, coal industry and tourism), Pyramiden (Russian settlement, post coal industry, today tourism), Svea (coal industry, being phased out these days), Ny Ålesund (research station), Isfjord Radio (old radio transmission station, today tourism) and the administrative center Longyearbyen (coal industry, local authorities (LL), The Governor of Svalbard/Sysselmannen, UNIS, tourism). Longyearbyen has approximately 2300 inhabitants.

The Norwegian coal industry at Svalbard is recently decided phased out, while well-established academic research institutions (UNIS) as well as a tourism continue to grow. Longyearbyen is experiencing a process of transition on many levels with the aim to strengthen the basis for Norwegian sovereignty. One of the major shifts is the one from 100% fossil energy dependent to a society based on renewable energy sources. This means an increased focus on energy efficiency as well as utilization of the building mass and existing infrastructure to produce and distribute electricity. Seasonal energy storage is then the next big step to make the green shift happen in this particular location (technology available, but a matter of investment). The studio framework will let us work with all of the above mentioned (politically delicate) topics in a future scenario where technical and economical solutions are at hand!

Climate adaptive

To fully understand how architecture can improve both the physical and social living conditions, we need to fully understand the impact of local climate like wind, snow and sun, as well as daylight and view, and implement this knowledge as design parameters. The studio will implement lectures and provide tools to reach a and basic understanding of how climate analysis can materialize in design response.

Carbon neutral

Relating to buildings, the target of zero emission is reached by balancing the total emissions counted for during the buildings lifespan (lifecycle perspectives are set to 60 years), by production of renewable energy integrated on the building itself (solar energy harvesting by solar panels/photo voltaic panels). The lifecycle of a building includes all phases, from production and transportation of building materials, through energy used for operation of the building to the re-use/re-cycle scenarios eliminating waste and promoting re-cycling when the building is being demolished (end of life). This methodology is in use by the research center ZEN Research Center on Zero Emission Neighborhoods in Smart Cities hosted by NTNU, and is an internationally renowned standard also used as guideline for other “green building” targets like FutureBuilt.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

on form-finding-processes focusing on adaption to the local climate (wind, snow, sun etc).
on form-finding-processes that include quantitative measurements of energy use and related emissions
on how different structural systems and building materials, interact with the relevant architectural strategies.
on designing a building based on a zero emission building methodology (ZEB/ZEN)
on which tools are available to assist the design process based on the above parameters
on best-practice climatically informed and inspired architecture, as well as architecture with very low carbon footprint

Skills:

To be able to critically engage in the development of a housing typology
To use computer-aided design in the form-finding -process and evaluation of results
To 3D print models as part of architectural exploration and documentation.
To use 2D projection drawings as a tool for planning.
To use refined techniques for communicative visual and written presentations.
Team work based problem solving

General Competence:

To plan and design a medium-sized building for education and exhibition
To develop a sustainable conceptual design based on a carbon-neutral building ambition
To understand the interrelation of architectural strategies and the impact on energy use and related emissions in a medium-sized building.
To realize the design through form, materials and details
To make and argue for decisions on sustainability and architectural quality
To develop a position to the questions of sustainability and architectural quality.

Working and learning activities

Teachers

Tine Hegli, Sissil Gromholt, Arnkell Petersen, Moritz Groba + external resources

Pedagogy

The studio encourages both qualitative and quantitative evaluations and investigations during the form-finding-process. 3D printing and computer-aided design are paired with sketches, text and analog models.

A design course where architectural concepts will evolve from the merge of parallel studies; life at Svalbard in relation to program and space, the understanding of local climate, and a future oriented approach to how the built environment can play a major role in the shift to carbon neutral societies (global strategy).

The learning approach is project-based. The students develop architectural projects, with tasks given and advised by the staff. Lectures and workshops focusing on selected themes will contribute to knowledge and skills relevant for the project. Due to the complexity of the main task, the studio is well suited for team work!

Course organization and teaching methods

The course will include (preliminary plan):

Introductory tasks in groups that generate a common knowledge base for the studio
Main task: Work in groups or individually
Tutoring in the studio
Lectures and workshops by staff and invited architects and specialists
Field trip to Svalbard and study trip in Norway
Plenary reviews

The studio will be bringing in expertice from the following topics:

Previous and ongoing research at AHO in regard to infrastructure and architecture in the artic region (in collaboration with UNIS)
Previous and ongoing research at NMBU in regard to the use of wood in the artic region.
Previous and ongoing research at NMBU in regard to climatic simulations (CFD)
Ongoing research at NTNU in regard to relevant energy sources and related emissions (ZEN The Research Center on Zero Emission Neighborhoods in Smart Cities)
Consultancy within the building industry working on geo- and solar energy applicable for the arctic region
Local politicians and stakeholders for test of relevance in choice of site/typology and building technique

Curriculum

1. Thermal Delight in Architecture
Author: Lisa Heschong
https://www.amazon.com/Thermal-Delight-Architecture-MIT-Press/dp/026258039X/ref=pd_sim_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=026258039X&pd_rd_r=N7MNKPGYNX04QCCTVG05&pd_rd_w=lhd7z&pd_rd_wg=kF2uK&psc=1&refRID=N7MNKPGYNX04QCCTVG05

2. Anne Britt Børve: publikasjon om snødrift og lokalklima (i forbindelse med doktorgrad)
https://snl.no/Anne_Brit_Børve

3. Sun Rhythm Form. MIT Press. (1981, Paperback ed. 1985) ISBN 9780262110785
Author: Ralph Knowles

4. Ritual House: Drawing on nature’s rhythms for architecture and urban design. Island Press. (2006) ISBN 9781597260503
Author Ralph Knowles

5. How buildings learn
Author: Stewart Brand
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Buildings_Learn

6. Operating manual for Spaceship Earth
Author: Buckminster Fuller
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_Manual_for_Spaceship_Earth

7. Sun, Wind, and Light: Architectural Design Strategies 3rd Edition
Author: Mark de Kay, G Z Brown
https://www.amazon.com/Sun-Wind-Light-Architectural-Strategies/dp/0470945788/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530272688&sr=1-1&keywords=wind+sun+light

8. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the way we make things
Author: Michael Braungart, William Mc Donought
https://www.amazon.com/Cradle-Remaking-Way-Make-Things/dp/0865475873/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530272924&sr=1-1&keywords=cradle+to+cradle

9. Sustainability in Scandinavia – Architectural Design and Planning
Author: Ali Malkawi, Marius Nygaard, Anne Beim, Erik Stenberg
https://www.amazon.com/Sustainability-Scandinavia-Architectural-Design-Planning/dp/3869050128/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530273178&sr=1-1&keywords=sustainability+in+scandinavia

10. Zero Emission Buildings
Author: Anne Grete Hestnes, Nancy Lea Eik-Nes
https://www.fagbokforlaget.no/Zero-Emission-Buildings/I9788245020557

Form of assessment	Grouping	Grading scale	Comment
Portfolio assessment (Vurderingsmappe)	-	Pass / fail	The portfolio assessment consists of subtasks and a main project. There will be several subtasks w/presentations throughout the semester. The subtasks must be delivered and approved before the main project can be assessed.

Workload activity	Comment
Attendance	Participation and attendance in lectures, supervision at the desks in the studio, seminars and workshops is expected.
Excursion	Due to better climatic conditions and possibilities to travel by boat to locations outside of Longyearbyen, the field trip to Svalbard is scheduled to the second week of the semester 21.8 – 26.8 (evening departures). The study trip in week 41 will be in Norway (main land/by train) where we will visit relevant cultural and educational projects. Those who do not have the opportunity to participate on the field trip and/or study trip will receive a task / a project that replaces this.

Workload activity

Comment

Attendance

Participation and attendance in lectures, supervision at the desks in the studio, seminars and workshops is expected.

Excursion

Due to better climatic conditions and possibilities to travel by boat to locations outside of Longyearbyen, the field trip to Svalbard is scheduled to the second week of the semester 21.8 – 26.8 (evening departures).

The study trip in week 41 will be in Norway (main land/by train) where we will visit relevant cultural and educational projects.

Those who do not have the opportunity to participate on the field trip and/or study trip will receive a task / a project that replaces this.

Start semester

2019 Høst

40 527 TAP - The Architectural Project

Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål:

TAP - The Architectural Project

Credits:

Course code:

40 527

Level of study:

Master

Teaching semester:

2019 Autumn

Assessment semester:

2019 Autumn

Language of instruction:

English

Year:

2019

Maximum number of students:

Person in charge

Beate Hølmebakk

Required prerequisite knowledge

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

Course content

T AP is a building design studio concerned with the measurable and immeasurable qualities of architecture. It is a studio where the students are to develop an individual architectural project from abstract concept to concrete solution. It is a studio where spatial, structural, material and tectonic considerations will be based on explicit architectural ambitions and design criteria defined by each student.

The brief for the fall 2019 semester will be to design a small to medium sized project in a specific landscape. Some framework for the project will be given to the students as objective constraints concerning site conditions and building function, however the work of the semester will begin with further development of individual design criteria through subjective investigations into landscape qualities and programmatic potential.

An important element in the studio will be the question of how the qualities of a site can influence the architectural decisions: The choice of structure and materials, and the design of spatial configurations and qualities.

The project will be conceived and developed in two and three dimensions until it reaches completion in a scale relevant to the task.

The main pedagogical tool of the TAP studio is the exchange between given constraints and individual freedom in the design process.

Learning outcome

At the end of the semester the student will have acquired knowledge about the design of a small to medium sized building and developed skills in architectural argumentation and representation. The student will acquire experience with programming, design methodology and definition of specific design criteria.

Working and learning activities

In the beginning of the semester each student is to present her/his portfolio. The design process will be divided into distinct phases from idea to detailed project. Each phase will be reviewed collectively. There will be studio tutoring, lectures on architecture from teachers and invited practitioners and reviews with external critics. An excursion to relevant architectural sites will be part of the studio.

Asessment

The students will be evaluated on:

The development and final quality of their projects
Their participation in lectures, reviews and discussions
Their contribution to the studio exhibition
There students are assessed to Pass/Fail

Workload

T A P will require full time studies and the work load is expected to be substantial.

Curriculum

A compendium of relevant texts will be made available at the start of the studio. The texts will be the basis for collective talks throughout the semester.

Form of assessment	Grouping	Grading scale	Comment
Project assignment	-	Pass / fail	The students will be evaluated on: The development and final quality of their projects Their contribution to the studio exhibition

Workload activity	Comment
Excursion	Those who do not have the opportunity to participate in excursion will receive a task / a project that replaces this.
Attendance	Attendance and participation in lectures, weekly seminars and workshops is expected.

Start semester

2019 Høst

40 526 Elements of Gravity

Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål:

Elements of Gravity

Credits:

Course code:

40 526

Level of study:

Master

Teaching semester:

2019 Autumn

Assessment semester:

2019 Autumn

Language of instruction:

English

Year:

2019

Maximum number of students:

Person in charge

Angela Deuber

Anita Morvillo

Elena Miegel

Ermioni Garramone

Required prerequisite knowledge

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

Rhino and Photoshop Skills.

The "Gravity of Elements" elective course is mandatory for students that enroll in the studio course “Elements of gravity”.

Course content

"Elements of Gravity”

The semester program of our STUDIO is titled "Elements of Gravity". Students are given the opportunity to search for architectural elements that define their architecture; structure and space. Each student engages intensively with elements in architecture and develops a detailed project with the help of a clear, deep meaning.

At the beginning of the semester, we travel together to study architectural elements in works from João Batista Vilanova Artigas and to learn from nature. After the field trip each student selects a ‘masterpiece’ and presents an abstract photograph with an element of structural and spatial significance. A title is given and translated into elements that indicate a whole and make deeply sense. A program for a specific location is derived and a detailed building will be developed on a scale of 1:50 / 1:20. Each student works individually with models, photographs, detailed CAD drawings and texts.

"Elements of Gravity” is an opportunity to explore the individual elements that define space. These are for example the disposition (floor plan), the wall, the ceiling, the opening.

The studio will raise awareness of contemporary position in architecture practice, as students will benefit from the architectural thinking, knowledge, experience and imagination of the internationally acclaimed practicing architect Angela Deuber. The architecture of Deuber is about consciously removing everything else except for basic architectonic elements, so that to be able to express the sculptural presence of spatial form in the most strong and precise way.

The elective course "Gravity of Elements" is mandatory for students that enrol in the studio course “Elements of Gravity”. We strongly believe that creative research that the elective course offers will raise awareness on taking conscious decisions with clear spatial intentions on the individual design process.

Learning outcome

1. Ability to independently develop an architectural project on the basis of an individual idea and to argue convincingly on its behalf.

2. Knowledge of the constituent elements of an architectural work, including site, type, structure, enclosure and material.

3. Awareness of contemporary position in architecture.

4. Benefit from an international guest-teacher and from the confrontation with their architectural thinking, knowledge, experience and imagination.

Skills:

How to develop an architectural project while being aware of details and materiality, in scale 1:50 - 1:20.

How to document and approach an architectural project on an actual plot through images of spaces, axonometric and 2D drawings, physical models and written text.

Working and learning activities

Introduction to the course (mandatory): Wednesday, 14.08.2019.

Excursion to Amazon rainforest and works of João Batista Vilanova Artigas architecture to visit masterpieces: Friday, 16.08.2019 – Sunday, 25.08.2019.

Those who don’t cannot participate in the excursion can do an excursion on their own in agreement with the Guest Studio.

Theme-oriented lectures and seminars in synergy with elective course “Gravity of Elements”.

Weekly desk discussions with assistants.

Mandatory reviews with Angela Deuber (in parts with a structural engineer) : 09.09.2019 / 30.09.2019 / 14.10.2019 / 28.10.2019 / 11.11.2019 / 09.12.2019.

Cross-critique student pairs critique: Each student will form a team with a fellow student. The task is to exchange constructive critiques during intermediate reviews.

Final review with invited guest: Monday, 09.12.2019

Mandatory coursework	Courseworks required	Presence required	Comment
Presence required		Required	Introduction to the course (mandatory): Wednesday, 14.08.2019 Mandatory reviews with Angela Deuber (in parts with a structural engineer) : 09.09.2019 / 30.09.2019 / 14.10.2019 / 28.10.2019 / 11.11.2019 / 09.12.2019. Weekly desk discussions with assistants. It is mandatory to be present in the intermediate reviews, participate as a cross-critic student and hand-in deliverables on time. Final review with invited guest: Monday, 09.12.2019

Form of assessment	Grouping	Grading scale	Comment
Project assignment	Individual	Pass / fail	Form of assessment: This course requires active presence and work in the studio during the whole semester. The requirement for passing the course will be to attend the introduction, all intermediate reviews as well as the final review. For weekly reviews, lectures, seminars an at least 80% overall attendance required. It is mandatory to be present in the intermediate reviews, participate as a cross-critic student and hand-in deliverables on time. The course is organised in several steps. A written agreement needs to be made beforehand in coordination with the assistants, in case you fail to deliver one step on time. The final assessment will be based on: a. Student’s architectural sensibility and awareness of architectural problems, b. The clarity of argumentation, built-up during the process c. The ability to evaluate the quality of the project idea, d. The evaluation of the intellectual and architectural capacity to confront the creative risk involved in the project e. The developed presentation material and presence at 3 public reviews during the semester f. The delivered complete project material for the exhibition AHO Works and for the final review. The studio-work is evaluated with Passed or Not Passed, according to the regulations for master’s degree programs at AHO.

Workload activity	Comment
Excursion	Excursion to Amazon rainforest and works of João Batista Vilanova Artigas architecture to visit masterpieces:Friday, 16.08.2019 – Sunday, 25.08.2019. Those who cannot participate in the excursion can do an excursion on their own in agreement with the Guest Studio.
Attendance	The requirement for passing the course will be to attend the introduction, all intermediate reviews as well as the final review. For weekly reviews, lectures, seminars an at least 80% overall attendance required. It is mandatory to be present in the intermediate reviews, participate as a cross-critic student and hand-in deliverables on time. The course is organised in several steps. A written agreement needs to be made beforehand in coordination with the Assistance, in case you fail to deliver one step on time.

Workload activity

Comment

Excursion

Excursion to Amazon rainforest and works of João Batista Vilanova Artigas architecture to visit masterpieces:Friday, 16.08.2019 – Sunday, 25.08.2019.

Those who cannot participate in the excursion can do an excursion on their own in agreement with the Guest Studio.

Attendance

The requirement for passing the course will be to attend the introduction, all intermediate reviews as well as the final review.

For weekly reviews, lectures, seminars an at least 80% overall attendance required. It is mandatory to be present in the intermediate reviews, participate as a cross-critic student and hand-in deliverables on time.

The course is organised in several steps. A written agreement needs to be made beforehand in coordination with the Assistance, in case you fail to deliver one step on time.

Start semester

80 302 Norwegian Tectonic Traditions in Wood.

Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål:

Norske tektoniske trebyggingstradisjoner

Credits:

Course code:

80 302

Level of study:

Master

Teaching semester:

2019 Autumn

Assessment semester:

2019 Autumn

Language of instruction:

Norwegian

Maximum number of students:

Person in charge

Kolbjørn Nesje Nybø

Required prerequisite knowledge

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

Course content

The first part of the course consists of lectures about, and discussions on construction types and various techniques used on wooden buildings. Parallel with this, the students builds models of construction principles, and / or they write a scientific essay on a relevant topic. The literature in the course and discussions, form an important basis for the articles and the model studies. The students work shall be delivered, and presented and discussed in plenary before the last week. This last week is very intensive and important on this course. Then the students build a timber frame building in full scale.

Learning outcome

Knowledge: Able to identify wooden buildings in relation to architectural history, and a cultural and technical context. Able to explain the building's structure and the craftsmanship related to it.

Skills: Ability to apply the knowledge by participating in the construction of a wooden structure in full scale. Able to write a scientific essay related to the course theme.

Competence: Better understanding of traditional wooden building technics and properties in the wooden material.

Working and learning activities

Lectures and discussions. Modelbuilding. Writing a scientific essay. Workshop - building a full scale timberframed building.

Mandatory coursework	Courseworks required	Presence required	Comment
Exercise	1	Required	A scientific essay will be written during the semester, with submission before elective course week. The essay must be presented orally and is part of the final assessment.
Annet - spesifiser i kommentarfeltet		Required	The elective course week is a workshop - Building a full scale timberframed building. Active participation in the workshop is required and is part of the final assessment basis.

Form of assessment	Grouping	Grading scale	Comment
Portfolio assessment (Vurderingsmappe)	Individual	Pass / fail

Workload activity	Comment
Lectures	Attendance and participation in lectures is expected.
Written assignments	Writing of a scientific essay

Start semester

80 314 Publications workshop

Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål:

Publications workshop

Credits:

Course code:

80 314

Level of study:

Master

Teaching semester:

2019 Autumn

Assessment semester:

2019 Autumn

Language of instruction:

Norwegian / English

Maximum number of students:

Person in charge

Joao Doria de Souza

Required prerequisite knowledge

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

Course content

Publications workshop aims to equip its participants with a basic but solid typographic design and graphic production toolkits. We will do so through actively discussing the transposition of design decisions taken in architecture and design processes of all scales towards the specific space of the book, with a particular interest on what makes a self-publishing venture into a thing in the world.

The course will unpack editorial, visual, distribution and circulation strategies present in select cases of serial self-publishing from the twentieth century within literature, the arts, architecture and design. Said cases will make an argument for editorial and typographic design as tools and spaces for diffusing discourse, creating situations for debate and exploring the functional, poetic, political and social aspects of what self-publishing is and does.

With a focus on resourcefulness and low-cost production through available printing and binding resources on campus and local copy-shops, participants will produce a modest body of work ranging from ephemeral material such as posters, flyers and zines (understood as quick prototyping spaces) and culminate in a fully fledged Reader publication — an edited and designed compilation of material relevant to each participant’s personal interests.

Learning outcome

Participants will learn how to slide back and forth between the production–display—circulation spaces with a hands-on approach, being prompted to show their work to a larger public by the course completion, eventually initiating an AHO’s student imprint that can constitute an own archive and section at AHO’s library.

Lectures will contextualize how typography and visual language have been historically intertwined even in the absence of text, expanding and exploring of the temporal and material aspects of the book and what can it do for architecture and design in the current historical moment as well as in each participant’s personal/current moment of practice.

Working and learning activities

The course backbone leans on the pursuit of a deeper understanding of typography as an aesthetic position and as a drawing and information/language-structuring tool through tutorials and discussions on editing, typesetting, prescriptive versus generative grid-making, printing and binding.

Excursions to binders and printers in the city of Oslo will be conducted. Skype calls with an international network of designers and editors involved in contemporary artistic, architectural and design discourses will complement the course in the capacity of guest lecturers or critics.

Students hold individual responsibility for sourcing content for each tutorial and the course leader will provide clear guidelines and the necessary feedback during group/individual meetings. A basic list of materials will be shared by the beginning of the course. Basic prototyping resources (printer, folding machine, cutter, stapler, binder) present at The Ventriloquist Press at Carl Berners will be made available for select tutorials.

Curriculum

Selected readings will be taken out of the publications listed below and expanded through lectures.

Core readings

Gerstner, Karl, et al. Designing Programmes: Five Essays and an Introduction. Lars Müller, 2007.

Lupton, Ellen. Thinking with Type: a Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students. Princeton Architectural Press, 2010.

Hochuli, Jost. Detail in Typography: Letters, Letterspacing, Words, Wordspacing, Lines, Linespacing, Columns. Éditions B42, 2015.

Pipes, Alan. Production for Graphic Designers. Prentice Hall, 2009.

Extended readings

Tavares André. The Anatomy of the Architectural Book. Canadian Centre for Architecture, 2016.

Colomina, Beatriz, et al. Clip, Stamp, Fold: the Radical Architecture of Little Magazines, 196X to 197X. Actar, 2011.

Decroos, Bart, et al. Oase 100. The Architecture of the Journal / De Architectuur Van Het Tijdschrift. nai010 Uitgevers, 2018.

Müller-Brockmann Josef, and D. Q. Stephenson. Grid Systems in Graphic Design: a Visual Communication Manual for Graphic Designers, Typographers, and Three Dimensional Designers = Raster Systeme für Die Visuelle Gestaltung: Ein Handbuch für Grafiker, Typografen, Und Ausstellungsgestalter. Niggli, 2017.

Smet, Catherine de., and Le Corbusier. Vers Une Architecture Du Livre: Le Corbusier: édition Et Mise En Pages, 1912-1965. Lars Müller Publishers, 2007.

Redstone, Elias. Archizines. Bedford Press / Architectural Association, London, 2011.

Birdsall, Derek. Notes on Book Design. Yale University Press, 2004.

Hochuli, Jost, and Robin Kinross. Designing Books: Practice and Theory. Hyphen Press, 1996.

Bringhurst, Robert. The Elements of Typographic Style. Hartley & Marks, 2016.

Tschichold, Jan. The Form of the Book: Selected Essays on Questions of Book Design & Typography. Hartley & Marks, 1991.

Goode, Simon, et al. Making Books: a Guide to Creating Hand-Crafted Books by the London Centre for Book Arts. Pavilion, 2017.

Keller, Christoph, and Michael Lailach. Kiosk: Modes of Multiplication: a Sourcebook on Independent Art Publishing, 1999-2009. JRP Ringier, 2009.

Philpot, Clive. Booktrek: Selected Essays on Artists Books (1972-2010). JRP Ringier, 2013.

Ponge, Francis, and Beth Archer Brombert. The Voice of Things. McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1974.

Mandatory coursework	Courseworks required	Presence required	Comment
Presence required		Required	The course requires 100% attendance and participation.

Form of assessment	Grouping	Grading scale	Comment
Portfolio assessment (Vurderingsmappe)	Individual	Pass / fail	The body of work that will be assessed is — binder with typographic / grid set of exercises — 16-pp individual photo zine — postcard set — poster set — 16-pp contribution to group reader

Start semester

80 301 Norwegian Architecture - an introduction

Credits:

Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål:

Norwegian Architecture

Course code:

80 301

Level of study:

Master

Teaching semester:

2019 Autumn

Assessment semester:

2019 Autumn

Language of instruction:

English

Maximum number of students:

Person in charge

Amandine Kastler

Ane Sønderaal Tolfsen

Required prerequisite knowledge

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

This course is only open for exchange students, international students and Norwegian students if the course does not fill up.

Knowledge of architectural history is recommended.

Course content

This seminar will provide a structure for understanding Norwegian architecture. Students will be introduced to Norwegian architectural projects, past and present, in relation to the language and the concepts through which architecture is understood. This will be extended to provide a foundation for considering the history of Norwegian architecture and the history of the city of Oslo.

The seminar will investigate the main themes that have dominated architectural production in Norway. The course will study the relationship between Norwegian architecture and other cultural fields with the aim of highlighting how Norway has conveyed and invented its national identity through buildings. Case studies will provide the framework for students to discover how Norway’s built environment has dealt with questions of style, influence and institutional organisation.

Building on the work of previous years, students will continue to contribute to the Room of Possibilities blog that was established by Andrea Pinochet. Each student will report, in a semi-journalistic fashion, the findings of their research and analysis of chosen case study. The blog is intended to serve as a resource and informal guide to Norwegian architecture for both local and visiting architects and students.

During the duration of the semester, students will engage with contemporary architects, historians, academics, and artists. Lectures and excursions will support and supplement students' individual case study analysis.

Learning outcome

Participants will gain an understanding of the evolution of the architectural thought and practice within the Norwegian context.

Participants will be introduced to scholarly practices such as conducting interviews, academic writing, working with archives and building analysis.

Students will learn to identify a topic of interest and synthesis material in order to produce a concise report.

Students will experiment with different media and engage in the production of a shared knowledge-based resource.

Working and learning activities

Excursions will be planned for most meetings and will take place in the Oslo area. Lectures will supplement the field trips and provide necessary background information. The weekly program for this course will be structured in two parts. Seminar meetings will be held in the morning and excursions will take place in the afternoon. Local architects and other school faculty will regularly join the field trips.

Field trips and outdoor visits will be carried out regardless of weather conditions. Students are responsible for dressing accordingly. Warm and waterproof clothing is recommended, especially in the second half of the field trip schedule.

Students are responsible for their own transportation arrangements and bringing any necessary documentation and equipment.

Students are expected to attend all meetings and be active contributors and participants.

Curriculum

The curriculum will be given out closer to the start date.

Form of assessment	Grouping	Grading scale	Comment
Portfolio assessment (Vurderingsmappe)	Individual	Pass / fail	As per the course description, each student will be required to produce and present a concise report with the aim of publishing the article on the Room of Possibilities blog (www.roomofpossibilities.com). Students are expected to develop and to defend a thesis that articulates their position relative to the themes covered in the seminar. The final report will include a text supported by first-hand archival research material and individually produced analytical drawings. To pass all reports must also include the following : - a good title and entry paragraph. - a text addressing an original research question followed throughout the piece. - thorough spell checking and grammar control. - photos, drawing and archival material relating to the content of the article. - well-captioned images. - correctly used citations and image credits. Students are expected to execute the assignment with care and precision. It is imperative to invest time in the processes of constructing drawings, models and laying out the report on the Room of Possibilities blog. Assignments will be evaluated on the originality of the research and also importantly on the quality of the execution. Students must upload and lay-out reports on the course website before the Final Review which takes place during Elective Week. At the Final Review, students give a public presentation of their report. There will be no assessment of reports not presented at the Final Review In preparation for the final submission, students will be required to submit several drafts over the semester. Each submission will contribute to the final assessment. Plagiarism of sources or media will not be tolerated and can lead to failure.

Workload activity	Comment
Attendance	Students are expected to attend all meetings and be active contributors and participants

Start semester

70 505 Design Studio

Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål:

Design studio

Credits:

Course code:

70 505

Level of study:

Master

Teaching semester:

2019 Autumn

Assessment semester:

2019 Autumn

Language of instruction:

English

Maximum number of students:

Person in charge

Håkan Edeholt

Steinar Killi

Einar Sneve Martinussen

Kjetil Nordby

Required prerequisite knowledge

Passed foundation level (BA-level) courses at AHO or equivalent, 180 ECTS.

A third semester Master course (only available for students in their final year). Open for all design fields, but students are required to follow up and go in depth within their previous chosen specialisation/field in which they can document advanced design skills through a portfolio and application.

Recommended prerequisite knowledge

This course builds on the design skills and methods learnt across the previous Foundation and Master courses. In “Design Studio” students and teachers integrate and push these skills and mindsets to create rich projects with a high degree of professionally. For students who want to take part in “Design Studio” a strong sense of curiosity, experimental outlooks and independence are therefore required. “Design Studio” allows students to tailor their own personal development as a designer in preparation for their diploma.

Course content

“Design Studio” is an advanced Master course where the students will develop projects across themes and partners curated by the Institute of Design. These can be connected to research projects, external partners or emerging problematics within the field of design. The ambition for this course is to develop stand-out projects where students go in depth into the issues they chose to work with, and create high level outcomes. The core values of the course are exploration and professionalism – meaning that the course encourages the development of reflection, criticality and new knowledge about emerging fields, but also has the ambition of developing high quality deliveries and communication.

In this course students will have a large degree of freedom and responsibility as to how their projects are developed. ‘Design studio’ is a place for students to integrate the knowledge they have gained throughout their education and work towards exploration, professionalism and specialisation. A central part of the studio course is to develop project-experience and knowledge about how different forms of larger design projects can be structured and executed.

Students work individually or in small groups. Each project will be followed throughout the semester by a supervisor and typically, a partner. Partners and supervisors depend on the specialisations and/or themes that the projects take up. Each track supervisor will be responsible for the students that choose to follow his or her track. The track may consist of one long project or several projects.

The main teaching structure is mentoring on project level and the ongoing evaluation of progress. There is a common structure for milestones and core-deliverables throughout the course (development of project descriptions and plans, documentation and deliverables, and main presentations). Co-learning is central across the projects, and students will be involved in developing research, lectures and course-materials for the whole group.

Projects will come out of curated themes and partners developed by the Institute of design or from research topics across the institute’s research projects. Projects can both be done as specialisations towards specific fields or in inter-disciplinary groups, where students from industrial design, service design and interaction-design work together.

Tracks Autumn 2019

Josina Vink – design for health-home hospital C3

Steinar Killi and Ted Matthews – Adidas / Product + Service

Einar Sneve Martinussen – Nordic digital cities

Kjetil Nordby – Ocean Industries / Tangible interaction

Håkan Edeholt – DesignBrics / Sustainability

Learning outcome

KNOWLEDGE

The core knowledge outcome of the course is to integrate and mature the processes and methods learnt across the Master of Design.
Further, students are expected to develop domain-specific knowledge across their projects.
Knowledge about how advanced design projects can be structured and organised.

SKILLS

Develop and mature individual skillsets as designers.
In “Design Studio” students develop and expand core project-handling skills. Including scoping, research, project-description, time-management and communication.

GENERAL COMPETENCE
Across “Design Studio” the goal is to develop the maturity of the students’ design competence and skills. This is done by both focusing on exploration and professionality on an advanced project-level.

Working and learning activities

The main activities of the course will be project- and specialisation-specific. Across the course there will be a focus on learning project planning, developing and scoping. The course is run in a studio setting, and co-learning across the projects, with some shared lectures and presentations etc, are important. The students will be required to make and present one topic specific “lecture” to the whole “design Studio:”

Work effort:
Students need to present and submit all projects, documentations and presentations in order to be assessed for the course. Students also need to schedule their own mentoring sessions.

Mandatory coursework	Courseworks required	Presence required	Comment
Supervision talks		Not required

Form of assessment	Grouping	Grading scale	Comment
Project assignment	Individual	Pass / fail	Students accepted to the different Design Studio tracks must define their own learning outcome together with the track responsible, after deciding their focus area. This will be the basis for their final evaluation. The assessment method is to be decided by the track responsible in dialog with the student.

Workload activity	Comment
Attendance
Workshops
Evaluation (mid term)

Start semester

60 151

Credits:

Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål:

GK5 By- og byplanhistorie

Course code:

60 151

Level of study:

Master

Teaching semester:

2019 Autumn

Assessment semester:

2019 Autumn

Language of instruction:

Norwegian

Person in charge

Jonny Aspen

Peter Hemmersam

Required prerequisite knowledge

Bestått alle emner i GK1 og GK2. Bestått studiodelen av GK3 og GK4. Gjennomført (dvs. fått godkjent eventuelle arbeidskrav, ha oppfylt eventuelle krav til oppmøte og levert inn besvarelse til vurdering) i øvrige emner i GK3 og GK4.

Course content

Kurset gjennomgår by- og byplanhistorien, med hovedvekt på byutviklingen fra industrialismen og frem til i dag. Faget undervises med en arkitektfaglig innfallsvinkel med vekt på byens morfologi og sammenheng mellom morfologi og samfunn. I undervisningen trekkes forbindelsen til studiokurset GK5 gjennom diskusjon av byplanidealer og byplanstrategier.

Learning outcome

Studentene skal etter endt kurs ha tilegnet seg grunnleggende kunnskaper om byhistorie og byplanhistorie. Kunnskapen skal kunne anvendes som referanse i prosjektarbeid innenfor urbanisme og byforming og gi studenten grunnlag for refleksjon omkring eget arbeid og fagkritikk av byplanpraksis.

Working and learning activities

Ukentlige forelesninger med etterfølgende gruppearbeid der ukens pensumtekst(er) blir gjennomgått og diskutert.

Curriculum

Et samlet kompendium vil foreligge ved semesterstart og være tilgjengelig i Moodle.

Form of assessment	Grouping	Grading scale	Comment
Written Exam	Individual	A-F

Workload activity	Comment
Lectures	Oppmøte og deltagelse på foreleninger er forventet.
Group work	Grupperarbeid inkluderer presentasjon av tekst i plenum.

Start semester

70 501 Industrial Design 1: Technoform

Credits:

Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål:

Industridesign 1: Teknoform 1

Course code:

70 501

Level of study:

Master

Teaching semester:

2019 Autumn

Assessment semester:

2019 Autumn

Language of instruction:

English

Maximum number of students:

Person in charge

Steinar Killi

Required prerequisite knowledge

Passed foundation level (BA-level) courses at AHO or equivalent, 180 ECTS.

Course content

Technoform is an advanced course in industrial design dealing with the interaction between new technology and advanced form generation. The course builds on the legacy of industrial design both in Norway and Scandinavia, aesthetic approaches are explored in a cultural context within a technological frame. This is approached through two extensive iterations. First an incremental viable solution that builds on and refine solutions already available. Then a more radical proposition within the same theme that requires an even more creative and inventive process. The outcome of the course will be physical products.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

By the completion of the course the student shall have knowledge about:

perform a design process for physical products within to paradigms; as an iteration and through recontextualisation. The first part would typically be an incremental process while the second pursues on a process that aims for more radical innovations.

Skills

By the completion of the course the student shall have the ability to:

work and research through new manufacturing trends, that could be the foundation for advanced form-generation
to use methods like Peer Creative development, backcasting and possibility driven design
sketching, mock up building and CAD are extensively trained during the course

Competence

By the completion of the course the student shall:

have increased their tacit competence in performing a design process
be able to perform design processes that is not human centered driven
be able to utilize form developing methods within a technological frame

Working and learning activities

Workshops, lectures, individual and in groups. Peer feedback is a core method in the course.

Curriculum

Curriculum will be presented at the course start and will consist of articles that can be downloaded from the Internet.

Form of assessment	Grouping	Grading scale	Comment
Project assignment	Individual	Pass / fail	The course has 2 main deliveries/studio projects. Both needs to be passed in order to pass the course.

Start semester

70 502 Interaction Design 1: Tangible Interactions

Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål:

Interaksjonsdesign 1: Tangible Interactions

Credits:

Course code:

70 502

Level of study:

Master

Teaching semester:

2019 Autumn

Assessment semester:

2019 Autumn

Language of instruction:

English

Maximum number of students:

Person in charge

Nicholas Stevens

Required prerequisite knowledge

Passed foundation level (BA-level) courses at AHO or equivalent, 180 ECTS.

Useful Skills

This course builds on some interaction prototyping skills, such as arduino, learnt in the undergraduate course at AHO. Knowledge of this and simple electronics will be very helpful, but is not a requirement.

Course content

Interaction Design 1 - extends the students skills in the world of interaction design, focusing on core skills and materials used in designing physical and digital interactions. The course embraces and explores the creative opportunities made possible by recent developments in physical computing, sensor technologies and mobile devices, to consider physical everyday objects (embedded with switches, sensors and microcontrollers) as augmented interfaces for controlling digital experiences.

This is a practice-led course, starting with a series of short workshops dealing with a range of physical interaction technologies and approaches that lead into larger projects. Students will have the opportunity to work with Arduino microcontrollers, smartphones, Processing code and a broad range of sensors for prototyping and design-testing. The practical aspects of the course will be complemented by a series of lectures/talks and workshops by a range of practitioners and specialists in the field.

Learning outcome

KNOWLEDGE

Students will:

Get an overview of research and projects within the field of physical computing and the history of tangible interactions.
Get an overview of the approaches, issues and challenges faced by designers in the field.
Gain an understanding of historical and current technologies and practical applications.
Develop a critical framework and approach for the analysis and discussion of work in the field.

SKILLS
Students will:

Extend their skills in electronics and Arduino. All students will be taught methods and tools to make working physical prototypes, and gain practical abilities with electronics.
Explore and practice interaction design methodologies, embodied interaction, realtime interaction and social computing and iterations in a physical context.
Design experiential interactive objects with a focus on engaging experiences for communication, education and play.

GENERAL COMPETENCE
Students will:

Gain the ability to explore and understand connections between interaction design and the other design disciplines.
Further develop the ability to continuously iterate and explore concepts in order to refine them.
Further develop regular design attributes such as curiosity and experimental, inquisitive outlooks.

Working and learning activities

Core components of the course are exploration and developing experiential prototypes of concepts. These are developed during the course by number of smaller projects that culminate in a larger final project at the end of the semester. The majority of the work will be done as pairs (different pairs for each project) with some projects of individual work and others of larger groups. Projects typically have multiple presentations throughout in order to allow students to see and comment on each others work.

Typical weeks will have a presentation, possibly a lecture or workshop and then 1 or 2 opportunities for mentoring. Some projects may require a more intensive period with longer set hours during the week. This will be outlined at the beginning of the semester. The remaining time is able to be utilised as the student feels appropriate in order to develop the project, however it is encouraged that the majority of the time is spent working from the class studio in order to develop an inspiring and encouraging environment.

Curriculum

Shaping things - Bruce Sterling

Radical Technologies - Adam Greenfield

Where the action is - Paul Dourish

Making things talk - Tom Igoe

Digital by Design - Troika

Mandatory coursework	Courseworks required	Presence required	Comment
Exercise		Required	Students need to present and submit all projects in order to be assessed for the course. Students will be informed at the completion of each project as to wether they have any out standing submissions. If students do not submit these deliverables for what ever reason ( medical absences etc) they can deliver later in the semester, but must deliver before the final project commences (unless they have obtained an extension from administration). If any students have difficulties or conflicts in working within their pair or group, they need to inform the course responsible and we can arrange a solution.

Form of assessment	Grouping	Grading scale	Comment
Project assignment	Group	Pass / fail	The final project will be graded pass/fail by an external assessor and this results in the grade for the course.

Mandatory coursework:	Presence required
Courseworks required:
Presence required:	Required
Comment:	Introduction to the course (mandatory): Wednesday, 14.08.2019 Mandatory reviews with Angela Deuber (in parts with a structural engineer) : 09.09.2019 / 30.09.2019 / 14.10.2019 / 28.10.2019 / 11.11.2019 / 09.12.2019. Weekly desk discussions with assistants. It is mandatory to be present in the intermediate reviews, participate as a cross-critic student and hand-in deliverables on time. Final review with invited guest: Monday, 09.12.2019

Mandatory coursework:	Exercise
Courseworks required:	1
Presence required:	Required
Comment:	A scientific essay will be written during the semester, with submission before elective course week. The essay must be presented orally and is part of the final assessment.

Mandatory coursework:	Annet - spesifiser i kommentarfeltet
Courseworks required:
Presence required:	Required
Comment:	The elective course week is a workshop - Building a full scale timberframed building. Active participation in the workshop is required and is part of the final assessment basis.

Mandatory coursework:	Presence required
Courseworks required:
Presence required:	Required
Comment:	The course requires 100% attendance and participation.

Mandatory coursework:	Supervision talks
Courseworks required:
Presence required:	Not required
Comment:

Form of assessment:	Portfolio assessment (Vurderingsmappe)
Grouping:	-
Grading scale:	Pass / fail
Comment:	The portfolio assessment consists of subtasks and a main project. There will be several subtasks w/presentations throughout the semester. The subtasks must be delivered and approved before the main project can be assessed.

Workload activity:	Attendance
Comment:	Participation and attendance in lectures, supervision at the desks in the studio, seminars and workshops is expected.