Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to deepen the student's knowledge of dwelling and housing design, both in Finnish context and globally. On completing the course, students will be ready to apply the knowledge and planning skills in a demanding housing project. They will be familiar with the diversifying needs and forms of dwelling and housing types or the special needs of the residents in accordance with the theme of the course for that year. The students are also experienced enough to develop their own architectural expression in housing design and create new forms of dwelling .

Credits: 12

Schedule: 12.01.2022 - 25.05.2022

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Antti Lehto, Havu Järvelä

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:

  Literature and multi-scientific lectures offer the students new sustainable and open minded approaches to innovative housing concepts. The gained knowledge is applied in an individual housing design task. 

  The main part of the course consists of independent work and an individual design task serving the theme and objectives of the course. The task is preceded by reflection based on diverse sources and literature. The design task and theme varies each academic term, but consists of designing a demanding housing area, together with its surroundings.  The project is linked with a topical theme, and drawn up at the sketch level or, in a relatively small site, preliminary building approval drawings level.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  A studio format design course.

  Working methods:                    

  • lectures and presentations
  • familiarisation with the relevant literature in the subject area, essays
  • studio-type work, in both groups and individually
  • participation in the intermediate and final critiques

  Assessment criteria:

  •   participation in the tutorials and workshops, and level of activity on the course

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  There is variation between the workloads of separate teaching methods. More precise information will be provided in the course syllabus in MyCourses. 

  Total workload 324 hrs.

  Independent work for the individual part of the study assignment, 14 weeks= ca 224 hours

  Workload / week = ca 16 hours

  During the course, a 3-4 day excursion may be arranged, if there is sufficient financial support and enough participants. In this case, the excursion is optional and an additional study credit will be awarded f

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

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Open only to students at the Department of Architecture. The preferable minimum number of participants for the course is 6. With less participants, the course may be cancelled. 

   

  Teaching Period:

  2020-2021

  (2021, 2022) - No teaching

  Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=ARK-E450801

  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

  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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