Course syllabus for Transformation projects and environmental care

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Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-02 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameOmvandlingsprojekt och miljöomsorg
  • CodeARK626
  • Credits22.5 Credits
  • OwnerMPDSD
  • Education cycleSecond-cycle
  • Main field of studyArchitecture
  • ThemeArchitectural design project 22.5 c
  • DepartmentARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language English
  • Application code 17125
  • Maximum participants24
  • Open for exchange studentsYes
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0118 Project 9.5 c
Grading: TH		9.5 c
0218 Project 13 c
Grading: TH		 13 c

In programmes

Examiner

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Course round 2

  • Teaching language English
  • Application code 17121
  • Maximum participants20
  • Open for exchange studentsYes
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0118 Project 9.5 c
Grading: TH		 9.5 c
0218 Project 13 c
Grading: TH		 13 c

In programmes

Examiner

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for Master's level (second 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

English 6 (or by other approved means with the equivalent proficiency level)
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

Qualification for the masters programme or Bachelor degree or similar in Architecture, Architecture and Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Interior Architecture.

Aim

This design studio addresses questions of transformation of the built environment through an emphasis on critical spatial practices and environmental care. It engages with critical environmental and social perspectives, considering nature and culture, the natural and the built environment, human and non-human habitats, social and environmental justice, as interconnected.

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

Course participants shall obtain learning outcomes that enable them to:
- Understand and deploy critical, social, and environmental perspectives for transformation projects.
- Critically engage with inter-disciplinary knowledge about architecture, the built environment, and environmental concerns.
- Describe, analyse and interpret a situation (a site, a building, a set of circumstances…) taking into consideration a range of preoccupations, including, for example, spatial, historical, material, environmental, socio-economic, and use-related aspects.
- Produce design transformation projects and/or research through the development of a project brief, design interventions, and other ways in which designers can use their creativity towards critical and environmental awareness work, and change.
- Be able to visualise and communicate critical and conceptual analysis as well as design proposals.
- Reflect upon the social and environmental responsibilities, and the ethics of their own profession as well as consider the relevance of other professions and approaches.

Content

The studio adopts an expanded understanding of what constitutes a ‘project’ or ‘intervention’ in the built environment. A transformation project can emerge through design interventions and design research, but also through the exploration of other ways in which designers can mobilise their critical, creative and imaginative skills in order to generate awareness and action around pressing social and environmental issues. Inspiration can come from, among others, sustainable transformation practices, theory and history of architecture, and environmental humanities. The course combines critical-analytic learning (including studying and situating a site or situation; critical perspectives on environmental, social, and other challenges) with the proposal and development of design interventions and strategies (design project and / or design research; communication and action plan). The different activities are supported through lectures, readings, seminars, and tutorials. The course will contain intermediate presentations and progress reviews as well as final presentations involving invited guests.

Organisation

The studio is full time, and contains elements both of project design and design research; of analytical, critical, and project work.

The studio is run by a teaching team.

External and internal lecturers will be engaged in fields of their competence.

Literature

A list of compulsory and reference literature will be presented at the start of the course.

Examination including compulsory elements

To pass the studio the following is required:

• Attendance and active participation in lectures, seminars and other scheduled activities (at least 80% presence)
• Active participation in group work, presentations and (intermediate and final) reviews.
• Delivery of course assignments of sufficient quality (fulfilling the requirements regarding the course content, objectives, assignments, and presentations)

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.

The course syllabus contains changes

  • Changes to course rounds:
    • 2021-10-27: Added to program plan [Course round 2] added to programme plan for MPARC grade 1 by UOL
    • 2021-10-21: Max number of participants Max number of participants changed from 29 to 20 by PA
      [Course round 2]
    • 2021-08-26: Max number of participants Max number of participants changed from 35 to 30 by PA
      [Course round 1]
    • 2021-08-26: Max number of participants Max number of participants changed from 30 to 24 by PA
      [Course round 1]
    • 2021-05-24: Examinator Examinator changed from Emilio Da Cruz Brandao (brandao) to Joaquim Tarraso (tarraso) by Viceprefekt
      [Course round 1]
    • 2021-05-12: Examinator Examinator changed from Isabelle Doucet (doucet) to Emilio Da Cruz Brandao (brandao) by Viceprefekt
      [Course round 2]
    • 2021-05-12: Examinator Examinator changed from Isabelle Doucet (doucet) to Emilio Da Cruz Brandao (brandao) by Viceprefekt
      [Course round 1]