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40 556 TAP 3 Buildings
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
The main goal of the studio is to give students systematic disciplinary training as well as design skills. The studio will be oriented towards the professional practice, focusing on architectural design of a given brief within a tight schedule. During the course, the students will develop three individual projects. Each project will be reviewed in a final presentation at the end of each project period. Thus, the studio will demand intensive work throughout the entire semester.
The three projects will focus on responsible building production through critical explorations of the following concepts: size, longevity, optimalization, adaption and reuse. Each project will have a specific architectural brief formulated by the studio teachers. The briefs will be fully developed before the beginning of the semester.
Project I: I Start 16./08. 2023 Review 22./09. 2023
Project II: Us Start 25./09. 2023 Review 27./10. 2023
Project III: All Start 30./10. 2023 Review 08./12. 2023
Knowledge:
- Responsible building production
- Design methodology
Skills:
- Architectural conceptualization
- Architectural argumentation
- Architectural representation
General competence:
- Definition of design criteria
- Curation of architectural process
- Communication of architectural proposal
There will be a set semester schedule and a detailed program every week:
- Mondays: Lecture and plenum discussions based on relevant texts.
- Wednesdays: Individual desk crit according to schedule.
- Fridays: Pin-up where students are encouraged to engage in each other’s work.
Each project will be reviewed collectively with an external critic. There will be different critics for each project, each chosen for their relevance to the project theme.
Final assessment will based on all 3 projects, at the end of the semester.
Course literature will be available in Leganto.
| Obligatorisk arbeidskrav | Påkrevde arbeidskrav | Oppmøte påkrevd | Kommentar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Øvinger | 3 | Påkrevd | It is compulsory to hand in and present work on given dates stated in the semester calendar. All three projects are to be submitted before final assessment. |
| Vurderingsform | Gruppering | Karakterskala | Kommentar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vurderingsmappe | - | Bestått / ikke bestått | Final assessment of work carried out in several stages throughout the semester. One overall grade is assigned to the folder. |
| Aktivitet | Kommentar |
|---|---|
| Oppmøte | Participation and attendance in lectures, supervision at the desks in the studio, seminars and workshops is expected. |
| Ekskursjon | Those who do not have the opportunity to participate in an excursion will be given an assignment/a project that replaces this. |