Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

A contemporary, topical building design task. The development of process thinking and prerequisites for interdisciplinary collaboration. The control of functional and artistic wholes. The design of the immediate environment of the building and its position in cityscape. The control of a demanding project and the development of presentation and illustration techniques. Basic understanding of technical systems for architects and the principles of sustainable development in building design. 

Credits: 12

Schedule: 11.01.2022 - 05.04.2022

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Antti Ahlava

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  A course with varying content. The students become acquainted with the theme of each studio through lectures and group-work analysis. The assignments are carried out as group and/or individual work. 

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Approved individually carried out student assignment. A minimum of 9 times' attendance is obligatory in tutoring. Participation in seminars and critiques is obligatory. The assessment is based on the quality of the design work.

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Total 324 h (at least 8 weeks of full time work):

  1. Contact learning 46 h: app. 14 teaching times

  5 x 3 h (effective à 6 h) start-, mid- and end seminars 30 h

  5 x 1 h (effective à 1 h) lectures 5 h

  11 x 0,5 h (effective à 1 h) individual tutoring per student 11 h

   

  2. Individual and group design work

  278 x 1 h (effective à 2 h) 139 h

   

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  MyCourses

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

13 Climate Action

15 Life on Land

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The course is intended as a main subject in architecture only for students at Department of Architecture. Minimum three students. 

  Teaching Period:

  2020-2021 Spring III-IV

  2021-2022 Spring III-IV

  Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=ARK-E2014

  Registration for Courses: Sisu replaces Oodi on 9 August, 2021. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture: https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-in-aalto-arts

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  The order of priority for admitting students to courses at Aalto ARTS 1.1.2018 onwards (approved by The Committee of Arts, Design and Architecture on 10.10.2017)

  The order of priority is as follows:

  1. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have scheduled it for the current academic year in their personal study plan (HOPS);
  2. exchange students for whom the course is a part of his/her officially approved learning agreement and scheduled to be taken during the current semester;
  3. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have not completed it yet;
  4. students, for whom the course is part of his/her major s or programme s alternative studies and has been scheduled in the student's PSP (HOPS) for the current academic year
  5. students, for whom the course is part of his/her major s or programme s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
  6. students for whom the course is compulsory for their minor;
  7. students, for whom the course is part of his/her minor subject s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
  8. students who have applied for the course through a student mobility scheme (internal mobility within Aalto University, flexible study right (JOO) studies etc.);
  9. other students.

   

  Courses that are intended to be multidisciplinary (e.g. UWAS courses) may apply an order of priority based on the learning outcomes of the course, while bearing in mind the university obligation of enabling students to complete their degrees within the normative duration of study set for the degree. The order of priority does not apply to courses organised by the Centre for General Studies or doctoral courses.

  This decision on the order of priority does not influence the right of the teacher to define prerequisites for the course.

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