MA in Communication Studies

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleISSUES OF ARCHITECTURAL AVANT-GARDE
Course Unit CodeARCH5
Course Unit DetailsBA Architecture (Architecture Electives) -
Number of ECTS credits allocated3
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Justify theoretical issues of contemporary Architectural Design in relation to main stream social theories.
  2. Implement experimentations on methods of analysis and interpretation of the architectural concept in relation to semiotics and linguistics.
  3. Explain design process and relate it to innovative philosophical or theoretical state of art.
  4. Develop the crucial factors dominating the contemporary architectural design in order to express modern psychology arguments.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents

1.     The psychological impact of architectural space.

2.     Architecture and linguistics

3.     Heidegger and architectural connections

4.     Time and architecture

Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Carlson, M. (1993) Places of Performance: The Semiotics of Theatre Architecture, London: Cornel
  • De Botton A., (2007), Η αρχιτεκτονική της ευτυχίας, Αθήνα: Πατάκης
References
  • Σιδέρης, Ν. (2006), Αρχιτεκτονική και ψυχανάλυση. Φαντασίωση και κατασκευή, Αθήνα: Futura
  • Heidegger, M. (2008) Being and Time, London: Harper
  • Πάγκαλος, Π. (2011), Η σημασία του χρόνου στη σύγχρονη αρχιτεκτονική, Αθήνα: Guteberg
  • Τουρνικιώτης, Π. (2007), Η αρχιτεκτονική στη σύγχρονη εποχή, Αθήνα: Futura
Planned learning activities and teaching methodsThe teaching of the course is supplemented by lectures for his theoretical background. The aim of the lectures is to supplement the educational process and to broaden their areas of interest of students asking questions, concerns, providing references and specific examples and suggesting approaches and methodologies.
Educational visits are essential to the process of education because students are the means of personal contact and personal experience of each student with the object.
The presentations are an integral part of the educational process, enhancing on many levels. As a mean of self-assessment and as a tool working time students.
Assessment methods and criteria
Class participation5%
Midterm assignment35%
Final assignment60%
Language of instructionGreek
Work placement(s)NO

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