ARK-E201301 - Building Design Studio, Lecture, 14.9.2021-22.12.2021

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

Adopting the central functional and architectonic premises of the design of public buildings. The development of architectonic, spatial and form-generating thinking. Becoming familiar with the topical design assignment. The design of the immediate vicinity and position in the cityscape of a public building. The management of a demanding project and the development of presentation skills. The integration of technical systems and the implementation of the principles of sustainable development.  

 

Credits: 12

Schedule: 14.09.2021 - 22.12.2021

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Pirjo Sanaksenaho, Esa Ruskeepää

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. Students become acquainted with the theme of each studio through lectures and group-work analyses. The assignment is carried out as an individual work. The design task is an extensive public building linked with a topical theme. Consideration is given to how the design process proceeds. A presentation of the building and its surroundings is prepared at the level of preliminary building approval drawings.

     

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Approved individually carried out student assignment. A minimum of 80% attendance is obligatory in the tutored assignments. Participation in the group work, interim critiques and final critique is obligatory.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Coursework:

    Possible site visits 10 hrs

    Contact teaching 12 x 3 hrs = 36 hrs

    Final review 8 hrs

    Group work 20 hrs

    Independent work 250 hrs

    - outlining the room programme

DETAILS

Study Material

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    MyCourses

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

    10 Reduced Inequality

    11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

    12 Responsible Production and Consumption

    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 the Department of Architecture.

    Teaching Period:

    2020-2021

    (2021, 2022) - No teaching

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    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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