Duration
40h Th
Number of credits
| Master in architecture (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The aim of the course is to help students understand, question and manipulate the various tools used to communicate and represent a project, with the aim of translating the design and architectural intent into tangible terms.
The approach is to compare the analysis of the tools of communication and project representation with the experience of visiting buildings and the underlying architectural purpose.
3 modules :
- module 1 (1 session): "The project and its representations": introduction
- module 2 (3 sessions): "From representation to spatial experience": visit to an architecture exhibition and built references
- module 3 (3 sessions): "Deciphering": critical analysis of the project's communication tools identified during the visits, and report on the analysis through the "conception-discourse/representation/experience" relations.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, students should be able to :??
- decode a communication medium and situate it in the theoretical, conceptual, methodological and political context of the project.
- effectively communicate the project in line with the concept, the chosen communication medium and the target audience.??
- take a well-argued communicative stance;??
- understand and assume the choice and political impact of a graphic representation;??
- undertake observational, sensitive and critical readings, and integrate the results of investigations into a global synthesis, using an appropriate representation tool.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Graphic communication techniques and theoretical background acquired during bachelor's degree course.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course will be based on a visit to an architectural exhibition and references built in connection with this exhibition.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Additional information:
The course will be taught partly ex-cathedra, partly on trips, and partly in the form of workshop sessions in which students will be asked to work in groups.
Recommended or required readings
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Written work / report
Additional information:
Evaluated written and graphic report to be submitted at the end of the term, according to the outline provided by the teacher.
The report should :
- Reveal potential relationships between the tools of architectural representation, project design, the experience of the built object and the discourse of the project's authors.
- Formulate critical conclusions from the explorations carried out during the visits and coaching sessions.
Evaluation criteria are as follows:
- Ability to decode a medium of communication and project representation
- Ability to identify the challenges and potential of the project's representation and communication tools
- Quality of written and graphic expression
In the interests of learning, and with a view to producing a synthesis, attendance at classes and external visits is strongly recommended.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Lisa De Visscher
ldevisscher@uliege.be
Bd Consitution, 41
4021 Liège