Course: Architectural Studio 3

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Course title Architectural Studio 3
Course code KAR/AN3
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 23
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)
  • Buček Jiří, doc. Ing. arch.
  • Kolařík Radek, doc. Ing. arch.
  • Saffarian Saman, Ing. arch. Mag. arch.
  • Stolín Petr, doc. Ing. arch.
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 - 322 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 345 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Studio teaching is conducted as vertical. The studio can be considered as a form of pre-degree, it is assigned by the heads of the architectural studios, personalities of Czech architecture. The student chooses both the supervising teacher and the studio assignment for the given semester, they can thus finish their specialization. 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. It is also possible to work on the topic to be further continued in the doctoral study program, and thus continue with one's specialization. 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
  • Books and magazines on architecture and fine arts (collection of the library of the Faculty of Art and Architecture of the TUL, c. 3000 titles focused mainly on modern and contemporary works..
  • Knihy a časopisy z oboru architektury a výtvarného umění (sbírka knihovny Fakulty umění a architektury TUL: cca 3000 titulů s těžištěm v oblasti moderní a současné tvorby..


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