Course: Architectural Studio 1

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Course title Architectural Studio 1
Course code KAR/AN1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 16
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Kolařík Radek, doc. Ing. arch.
  • Stolín Petr, doc. Ing. arch.
  • Saffarian Saman, Ing. arch. Mag. arch.
  • Buček Jiří, doc. Ing. arch.
  • Mičeková Alena, Ing. arch.
  • Sviták Daniel, MgA.
  • Balda Vladimír, Ing. arch.
  • Žid Jiří, Ing. arch.
  • Šépka Jan, prof. Ing. arch. akad. arch.
  • Dvořáková Iva, Ing. arch. Ph.D.
  • Hamerlová Lenka, Ing. arch.
  • Novák Antonín, doc. Ing. arch.
  • Sabová Daniela, Ing. arch.
  • Seibert Eduard, MgA.
  • Vaníčková Kamila, MgA.
Course content
The process of creating an architectural design respecting the design brief. The design must relate to the place, the purpose, the cultural and social context. Respecting the material and structural relations. The basics of architectural design and presentation. 1. Analysis of the design brief 2. Analysis of the design brief 3. Conceptual design 4. Conceptual design 5. - 12. Elaboration on the final design 13. Preparation of the final presentation 14. Preparation of the final presentation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Individual creative and artistic activities
  • Class attendance - 266 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 280 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Studio teaching is conducted as vertical. The studio is assigned by the heads of architectural studios, personalities of Czech architecture. The student chooses both the supervising teacher and the studio assignment for the given semester. In the master's study programme, it is possible to start working on a continuous topic leading to the final diploma thesis. Mostly both urban and architectural solutions of a larger scale and more complex typology are assigned. The student can also participate in an announced architectural competition of local and international character. In the studio work, emphasis is placed on the student's creative grasp of the task and the application of theoretical background, which are an integral part of the analytical part of the project. A basic range of topics for larger civil constructions is selected for this semester. Architectural design respecting the task assignment. The relationship of the design to the place, purpose, cultural and social context. Respecting material and construction relations. Architectural design and presentation at an advanced level. 1. Assignment analysis 2. Research 3. Search for form 4. Concept creation 5-12 Design processing 13. Preparation of presentation 14. Presentation
Ability to work independently on an assigned architectonic or urbanistic assignment.
Prerequisites
Unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Presentation of artistic and creative activities

A task analysis; research for relevant examples of inspirational models and comparable works by other authors; creating one's own design on a step-by-step basis with the guidance of a pedagogue and finalising the design on one's own. Ongoing consultations of the design with the pedagogues from related departments (the Department of Theory and History of Visual Arts and Architecture; the Department of Visual Arts; the Department of Civil Engineering; the Department of Load-bearing Structures). Defending the work procedure during ongoing criticisms and defending the final design in front of a commission of pedagogues during the final presentation.
Recommended literature
  • CARMONA, Mattew. Public places urban spaces: the dimensions of urban design (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge, 2021. ISBN 978-1-138-06778-3.
  • CORNER James and Alison HIRSCH (eds). The landscape imagination. Collected Essays by James Corner 1990-2010. Architectural Press, 2014. ISBN 978-1-61689-145-9.
  • GLANCEY, Jonathan. Modern Architecture: The Structures that Shaped the Modern World. Welbeck, 2023. ISBN 978-1802791013.
  • GUALLART, Vincente. GeoLogics: geography, information, architecture. Barcelona: Actar, 2008. ISBN 978-84-95951-61-8.
  • HEYNEN, Hilde. Architecture and Modernity: A Critique. The MIT Press, 1999. ISBN 978-0262581899.
  • JACOBS, Jane. The Death and Life of Great American Cities: Jane Jacobs. New York: Vintage Books, 1992. ISBN 0-679-74195-X.
  • JENCKS, Charles and Karl KROPF. Theories and Manifestoes of Contemporary Architecture. Wiley: Academy, 1997. ISBN 978-0-471-97687-5.
  • Lehnerer, Alex. Grand urban rules. Rotterdam, 2009. ISBN 978-90-6450-666-6.
  • NORBERG-SCHULZ, Christian. Principles of Modern Architecture. Andreas Papadakis Pub, 2020. ISBN 978-1901092240.
  • OUDOLF, Piet and Noël KINGSBURY. Landscapes in Landscapes. London: Thames & Hudson, 2011. ISBN 978-0-500-34219-9.
  • PALLADIO, Andrea. The Four Books of Architecture. Dover Publications Inc., 1965. ISBN 9780486213088.


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