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60 536 Sustainable Architecture and Urban Studies

Studiepoeng: 
24
Full course name in English: 
Sustainable Architecture and Urban Studies
Emnekode: 
60 536
Studienivå: 
Syklus 2
Undervisningssemester: 
2023 Høst
Eksamenssemester: 
2023 Høst
Undervisningsspråk: 
Engelsk
År: 
2023
Maksimum antall studenter: 
16
Emneansvarlig
Andreas Kalstveit
Jørgen Johan Tandberg
Forkunnskapskrav

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

Part of course series: Sustainable Architecture and Urban Studies

The course is open to students from: Architecture

Om emnet

The studio believes that "the green shift" as a political project will radically impact our built environment. This should provide a platform to critically examine the position of our own discourse, inevitably resulting in a paradigm shift. 

The studio focuses on developing strategies for the sustainable development of small Norwegian towns, working with realistic cases in order to understand typical challenges. Many small towns of a similar size and function have developed in phases which carry characteristics of contemporary political projects. Arguably, they are not so much the results of cultural continuity and traditions, as they are of sudden and modern breaks with the past. If the shift towards renewable energy and increased environmental consciousness can be said to constitute a new such political project, happening in response to a popular awakening, it is imperative that we as architects engage with local municipalities now, while this is happening. Architecture and urban planning should in this context not be considered separate discourses. Buildings are environmentally determined objects, their raison d'être – economic, social, political - necessarily expressed in their physical form. As such, we will treat the architect as a generalist, interested in seeing sustainability across all scales. On a regional level: where should we build? On an urban level: how should we plan our towns and cities? And on a building detail level: how should we build our homes and our public infrastructure? 

 Our aim is to develop strategic building projects that can serve as exemplars for a new "aesthetics of sustainability" for the Norwegian small town. The proposals will be defined by a clear strategic purpose on a regional level, a defined building program that is in actual, realistic demand, a rational, sustainable and economic means of construction, and a seductive public image. Our role as architects is also to bring these things into a higher unity. A large part of the semester will also consist of reference studies, where the merits of various role model cases are discussed collectively in the studio.

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The course is part of the "Sustainable Architecture and Urban Studies" course series, a collaboration between the Institute of Urbanism and Landscape and the Institute of Architecture. The studio studies the effect of the "green shift" (det grønne skiftet) on Norwegian architecture and urbanism. 

The series envisions sustainable futures for Norwegian towns and rural areas. Projects are developed at several scales, from a strategic, regional level, and into highly detailed architectural proposals. In previous semesters we have developed strategic plans for Flekkefjord, Beitostølen, Gjersrud-Stensrud and Horten, in collaboration with local municipalities, developers, OBOS, Ruter, Bane Nor Eiendom, among others. 

This semester, we will continue our collaboration with Bane NOR Eiendom, a subsidiary of Bane NOR, the government agency that owns and operates the Norwegian railway network. Bane NOR Eiendom is in possession of all Norwegian railway stations, and is responsible for the development of a large amount of real estate throughout Norway.

Læringsutbytte

Knowledge:

  • Increased knowledge about sustainable construction, detailing and urban planning, and the ability to choose critically from a range of possible construction methods.

Skills:

  • Ability to analyze the urban fabric of Norwegian small towns. 
  • Ability to situate a new urban project strategically.

General competence:

  • Ability to reflect critically upon the usefulness of an architectural proposal as an intervention on an urban scale, and a greater awareness of an architectural project’s impact upon its local context.
Praktisk organisering og arbeidsmåter

We will devise viable and sustainable strategies for the future development of an urban area (TBD), in collaboration with Bane NOR Eiendom and local municipalities. The course is structured so as to educate “generalists” that are interested in developing a project at all levels: regional strategies, urban plans, building plans and typical details. The output of the course will be both urban plans (overall strategies) and building proposals (exemplary buildings). We will work in phases, from a regional scale to a building detail scale, consulting experts at strategic points throughout the semester. Bane NOR will be involved throughout the semester. 

There will be desk crits each week, and a final presentation at the end of each phase.

Excursion: 

We will travel to a European country to study exemplary building projects and engage with international professionals. 

Pensum

Course literature will be available in Leganto.

Obligatorisk arbeidskravPåkrevde arbeidskravOppmøte påkrevdKommentar
Øvinger PåkrevdIt is compulsory to hand in work on given dates stated in the semester calendar. Mandatory work requirements must be met for the project assignment to be assessed.
Obligatoriske arbeidskrav:
Obligatorisk arbeidskrav:Øvinger
Påkrevde arbeidskrav:
Oppmøte påkrevd:Påkrevd
Kommentar:It is compulsory to hand in work on given dates stated in the semester calendar. Mandatory work requirements must be met for the project assignment to be assessed.
VurderingsformGrupperingKarakterskalaKommentar
Prosjektoppgave-Bestått / ikke beståttThe students work on a given/selected project throughout the course and the
assessment is based on an assignment that counts for 100% of the grade.
The students present the final project work orally to the examiners and the oral presentation itself is part of the assessment.

The criterion for having the final project assessed is that compulsory exercises have been delivered.

Final project can consist of, among other things drawings (sections and plans), models, illustrations and text. Final submission requirements are detailed on Moodle.
Vurderinger:
Vurderingsform:Prosjektoppgave
Gruppering:-
Karakterskala:Bestått / ikke bestått
Kommentar:The students work on a given/selected project throughout the course and the
assessment is based on an assignment that counts for 100% of the grade.
The students present the final project work orally to the examiners and the oral presentation itself is part of the assessment.

The criterion for having the final project assessed is that compulsory exercises have been delivered.

Final project can consist of, among other things drawings (sections and plans), models, illustrations and text. Final submission requirements are detailed on Moodle.
AktivitetKommentar
OppmøteParticipation and attendance in lectures, supervision at the desks in the studio, seminars and workshops is expected.
EkskursjonThose who do not have the opportunity to participate in an excursion will be given an assignment/a project that replaces this.
Forventet arbeidsinnsats:
Aktivitet:Oppmøte
Kommentar:Participation and attendance in lectures, supervision at the desks in the studio, seminars and workshops is expected.
Aktivitet:Ekskursjon
Kommentar:Those who do not have the opportunity to participate in an excursion will be given an assignment/a project that replaces this.