Diploma in Architect Engineer

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleARCHITECTURAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS IV
Course Unit CodeAPXE12
Course Unit DetailsInt.M. Architectural Engineering (Architectural Electives) - BA Architecture (Architectural Electives) -
Number of ECTS credits allocated3
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Define general ideas, methods, techniques and issues of layout and graphic communication as a visual language, presentation of ideas, and rendering of expression.
  2. Identify the use and need of rendering and presentation in visualizing concepts and plans in art and architecture and recognize how these could be translated and actualised in reality.
  3. Apply computer skills in order to examine and solve advanced technical, compositional and conceptual problems.
  4. Analyze the significance and meaning of 2-d presentations for 3-d projects.
  5. Create with alternative methods of composition and presentation, by constructing new ideas using issues of conventional rendering systems, and invent how these could be applied in expressing innovative ideas.
  6. Evaluate the outcome of their work, justify the solutions to their final projects and appraise the significance of presentation in the advancement of their visual language.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents -  Visual Reasoning in Design:  Developing a visual discipline at selecting, interpreting and explaining through graphical layouts. Outlining thoughtful connections of data and information, and an ethic against pseudo-information.
-  Architectural Theories and Representation: Illustrating architectural movements that developed clear editorial control with a distinct narrative structure.
-  Media Arts and Visual Culture:  Outlining graphic design fundamentals in conjunction with other disciplines that lead to the cognitive abilities, which underlie the creative phenomena of representation in design.

Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Envisioning Information, Edward R. Tufte, Graphics Press, Cheshire - Connecticut 1998.
  • The Language of New Media, Lev Manovich, MIT Press 2002.
  • The Projective Cast, Architecture and it’s Three Geometries, Robin Evans, MIT Press 2000.
References
  • Course notes
  • Periodicals e.g. el croquis, The Architectural Review, Detail, Arch+, A10 etc.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods The taught part of the course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Studio work is carried out on the laboratory’s computers. In the first part of the semester students will have to complete short exercises, these exercises lead to a more advanced familiarity with Photoshop. During laboratory sessions, students work in parallel with the instructor. Through this process students develop the essential skills to apply on their single piece of portfolio work.
The second part of the semester students work on their studio work in order to improve the presentation using the instructors assistance and advice. Before the end of the semester students have ample time for face-to-face sessions with the instructor for discussion and possible questions. 
Assessment methods and criteria
Laboratory Work20%
Coursework20%
Final Project60%
Language of instructionGreek
Work placement(s)NO

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