Course syllabus adopted 2024-02-02 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameArkitektur, teori och hållbarhet
- CodeACE246
- Credits7.5 Credits
- OwnerTKARK
- Education cycleFirst-cycle
- Main field of studyArchitecture
- ThemeEnvironment 3 c
- DepartmentARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
- GradingUG - Pass, Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language Swedish
- Application code 45138
- Open for exchange studentsNo
- Only students with the course round in the programme overview.
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0124 Written and oral assignments, part A 5 c Grading: UG | 4.5 c | 0.5 c | |||||
| 0224 Written and oral assignments, part B 2.5 c Grading: UG | 2.5 c |
In programmes
Examiner
Julia Fredriksson- Researcher, Urban Design and Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering
Eligibility
General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Specific entry requirements
The same as for the programme that owns the course.Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Course specific prerequisites
Aim
The course gives the students an introduction to the structure of the education, to architecture as a profession and to the various professional roles of the architect. In the course, the student will also gain insight into the cross-disciplinary nature of the subject of architecture, which is based on both academic knowledge in several different scientific fields (technical science, social science, art, and humanities) and on artistic and craft skills. In the course, special focus is directed towards theories of form and space as well as design theory by introducing its central concepts, figures of thought and methods. The course also gives students an introduction to sustainable development where three perspectives are especially emphasized: The architecture profession's various roles and responsibilities in relation to sustainable development, the resource perspective in relation to the built environment and planetary boundaries, and the social perspective where healthy and equal living environments are in focus.Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
- Describe the architectural profession and the various professional roles of the architect.
- Describe and exemplify the cross-disciplinary nature of architecture and its anchoring in both academic knowledge in several different scientific fields and in artistic skills using central concepts.
- Describe central concepts, figures of thought and methods within theories of form and space as well as within design theory.
- Describe sustainability challenges in relation to architecture and urban planning using important basic concepts, give examples and principal solutions from the resource perspective and the social perspective and reflect on goal conflicts
- Reflect and think critically about the role of architecture and urban planning in sustainable development, about identity and power in relation to architecture and about the future professional role of the architect.
Content
The course deals with the architect's role, the subject of architecture and architecture and sustainability. The course focuses on architecture and sustainable development from three different perspectives: the perspective of the profession (roles and responsibilities), the resource perspective (planetary boundaries) and the social perspective (people's living environment). The course consists of two modules:Written and oral assignments, part A
Module A focuses on the structure and content of architectural education, the architect's profession and the architect's various professional roles and responsibilities, including responsibilities in relation to sustainable development, the cross-disciplinary nature of the subject of architecture and central concepts, figures of thought and methods within theories of form and space as well as design theory. Module A mainly concerns learning objectives 1, 2, 3 and 5.
Written and oral assignments, part B
Module B focuses on architecture and sustainable development with focus on the resource perspective (planetary boundaries) and the social perspective (people's living environment). Module B mainly concerns learning objectives 4 and 5.
Organisation
The course is based on lectures, literature studies, seminars, and exercises. The course literature is read in parallel with lectures, discussed in seminars and examined through exercises individually and in groups. The course consists of a number of smaller submissions, where some are individual while others are group submissions. The course ends with a moment of reflection on acquired experiences from the course which are collected in a portfolio.Literature
Literature is announced at the start of the course.Examination including compulsory elements
Examination takes place through:- Approved assignments in Module A, which focuses on learning objectives 1, 2, 3 and 5
- Approved assignments in Module B, which focuses on learning objectives 4 and 5
- Passed reflection task, which mainly focuses on learning objective 5
- Active participation in the course and active attendance at mandatory sections
Submission requirements and compulsory moments are announced at the start of the course.
The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.