| Course Unit Title | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS |
| Course Unit Code | BAARCH04 |
| Course Unit Details | BA Architecture (Architectural Design Studio Courses) - |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 12 |
| | Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:- Define the role and responsibility of the architect as a professional by demonstrating architecture’s significance in history, theory and cultural heritage.
- Identify the specific processes required to tackle complex programmatic briefs. Comprehend the importance of creating architectural proposals that will satisfy aesthetic requirements, manufacturing processes, construction methods and bioclimatic requirements as they relate to a particular place.
- Apply analysis, observation, theory, invention, drawing, model making, verbal and writing skills in order to develop a methodology towards solving complex architectural problems.
- Analyze and document a set of given parameters for a specific urban site and recognize the significance of creating architectural proposals that take into consideration aesthetic, building, structural and economic variables.
- Create a site specific building and public space of average complexity that takes into considerations all the information and conclusions gathered through a detailed analysis of all the variables and knowledge acquired in paragraphs 1-4.
- Evaluate the outcome of the work, justify the proposed solutions and appraise the significance of integration of any architectural proposal in existing cultural environments as well as the significance of the role of the public domain in an urban context.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
| Prerequisites | BAARCH03 | Co-requisites | NONE |
| Recommended optional program components | NONE |
| Course Contents | The main objective of this course is to stress the importance of composition and planning a building of average complexity. Likewise, this building is situated in an urban area; characterized by cultural, historical, social and environmental context. The particular attention is given to the brief and usage of the building. Thus, students should be able to understand the interaction between these elements along with design strategies in which aesthetic issues and construction qualities as well as theoretical background and social sensitivity should be taken into consideration. Emphasis is given in their personal understanding and interpretation of different ways of design approach as well as in the spatial and architectural expression. The course’s objective is that the student acquires a basic, but fundamental comprehension of interaction on basic issues of architectural design and technology. |
| Recommended and/or required reading: |
| Textbooks | - Francis D.K. Ching, Architecture –Form, Space, and Order, Wiley, New Jersey, 2007
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| References | - Herman Hertzberger, Lessons for Students in Architecture, 010 Publishers, Rotterdam, 2001
- Lorraine Farrelly, The Fundamentals of Architecture, AVA Publishing, Singapore, 2007
- Colomina, B. (1996) Privacy and Publicity, MIT Press, Cambridge MA.
- Norberg-Schulz, C. (1980). Genius loci: Towards a phenomenology of Architecture (Rizzolli).
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | Studio - workshop character.
The course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, demonstrations on methodology and good practices.
Scheduled midterm assessments on students’ progress. Personal tutoring, face to face cooperation with the tutors, group critiques and final assessments. |
| Assessment methods and criteria | | Class participation | 10% | | Midterm presentation(1) | 20% | | Midterm presentation(2) | 25% | | Final Exam | 45% |
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| Language of instruction | Greek |
| Work placement(s) | NO |
