Course syllabus for Architectural technology: Theme planning and building process

Course syllabus adopted 2025-02-09 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameForm och teknik: tema plan- och byggprocess
  • CodeACE655
  • Credits4.5 Credits
  • OwnerTKARK
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyArchitecture
  • ThemeArchitectural design project 1.5 c
  • DepartmentARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
  • GradingUG - Pass, Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 45135
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0125 Written and oral assignments 4.5 c
Grading: UG		4.5 c

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Examiner

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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

  • Urban design: Space in cities, or equivalent
  • Housing in an urban context, or equivalent
  • Adaptive reuse, or equivalent

Aim

The course is the fifth in a sequence of Form and Technology courses. The overall aim of the course is to provide a fundamental understanding of the conditions of architecture and, consequently, the role and tasks of the architect in the planning and building process.

Throughout the course, the students will gain a basic understanding of the various components of the planning and building process, as well as how architecture is commissioned, shaped, and developed through these processes. The course will provide students with knowledge about 1) the various parts of the planning process, with a focus on municipal planning, 2) the various parts of the building process; how a building project starts, programming and investigations, design process and construction documents, building production, and building management, and 3) how the planning and building processes are interconnected.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

  1. Describe the planning and building processes and their various components.
  2. Be familiar with the laws and regulations that govern the planning and construction of architecture, including aspects related to sustainability, equality, diversity, and inclusion.
  3. Explain fundamental concepts in the building and planning processes.
  4. Explain and give examples of how an architectural project is planned and constructed.
  5. Understand and reflect on the role and tasks of the architect in the various parts of the building and planning processes.

Content

The course is divided into two main parts:
I. Planning the City - from Comprehensive Plan (ÖP) to Detailed Plan (DP), which covers:
  • Municipal planning, from land use to detailed planning (the different parts of the planning process)
  • Steering documents, laws, regulations, and ordinances (PBL and the Environmental Code)
  • Clients, contractors, and procurement
II. Building the City – from Design to Maintenance, which covers:
  • The conditions and implementation of construction (the building process)
  • From detailed plan to occupancy (the architect's role)
  • Management and leadership in architectural projects, with a focus on, for example, collaborative housing and the architect as the client.
Part I is carried out as a group assignment and mainly addresses learning objectives 1–3. Part II is carried out as an individual assignment and primarily addresses learning objectives 4 and 5.

Organisation

The course is based on lectures, literature studies, group assignments, and individual reflection assignments. The course literature is studied in parallel with the lectures.

Lectures, literature studies, and exercises focus on how to develop a detailed plan, from decisions on land use to the final map, and the architect's role in shaping architecture for a client.

Literature

The main literature for the course is:
Byggprocessen, Uno Nordstrand, Liber förlag (2008)

and excerpts from, among others:
Detaljplanehandboken: handbok för detaljplanering enligt plan- och bygglagen, PBL, Norstedts Juridik AB (2019)

Examination including compulsory elements

Examination will be carried out through:
• Group and individual assignments, primarily examining learning objectives 1–4.
• A reflection assignment, primarily examining learning objective 5.
• Active participation in the course and mandatory attendance at compulsory moments.

The assignment requirements and mandatory elements will be communicated at the start of the course.

A student who is not approved in the course after the regular examination will be given the opportunity to be examined through supplementation after the end of the course if the examiner deems it possible. If, after two attempts at completion, the student still cannot be approved, the student must retake the course. Assessment of completions takes place during Chalmers' re-examination periods. It is the student's responsibility to check reported study results in Ladok after each study period and to contact the course examiner for instructions on supplementation if an approved result is missing.

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 about disability study support.