3 ECTS credits
75 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1022042ANR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
Department
Architectural Engineering
Educational team
Stephanie Van de Voorde (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

18 contact hours Lecture
12 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
10 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This course offers the student a chronological and thematic frame of reference for the main trends and evolutions in architecture and construction between 1850 to 2000, in Belgium and internationally. It deals with various themes (architectural styles, housing, education, publications, etc.) and techniques (the development and application of building materials). In addition, recent research themes and debates are reflected upon.

 

Additional info

The course consists of interactive lectures, supplemented by thematic lectures and guest lectures. During the seminars, the theme of the writing assignment is explained, feedback is given (individually or in groups) and a visit is made to an architecture exhibition and/or a library or archive institution and a building or site (linked to current discussions in the architectural-historical debate or the theme of the assignment). A combination of online and on-campus lectures and/or seminars is possible.

 

The study material consists of slides for each lecture and a reader with compulsory and recommended literature. The reader includes a selection of chapters from ‘Repertorium van de Architectuur in België van 1830 tot heden’ (Anne Van Loo, 2003, Mercatorfonds), ‘Moderne architectuur. Een kritische reflectie’ (Kenneth Frampton, 2001, SUN) and ‘Modern architecture since 1900’ (William Curtis, 1996, Phaidon). This literature is further supplemented with journal articles and chapters from books by various authors (e.g. Bill Addis, Sigfried Giedion, etc.). The slides and the compulsory and recommended texts are made available via Canvas after each lesson.

Learning Outcomes

Specific competencies

The following learning outcomes are envisaged in this course unit:

  1. The student recognizes the main trends, important actors, and key projects in the history of architecture and construction in the 19th and 20th centuries, both in Belgium and in a broader international context, and can reason about this with the appropriate vocabulary.
  2. The student has insight into the contribution of different disciplines and actors to the design and construction process (e.g. architects, engineers, contractors, owners, governments, material producers, etc.), and the changing relationships between them.
  3. The student can situate and analyse important developments, buildings and key texts in the history of architecture and construction in the 19th and 20th centuries within their technological, artistic, socio-cultural, economic and social context.
  4. The student can formulate a personal view on the embedded cultural-historical and material-technical value of a building from the 19th and 20th century architectural history, within its historical and current context.
  5. The student can reflect critically on the creation of the existing environment in relation to current, social, ecological and socio-cultural challenges.
  6. The student can independently search for (inter)national literature, archival material and other sources, approach them critically, process them and integrate them in a scientific paper that meets the academic requirements (e.g. with regard to structure, phrasing of questions, methodology, bibliographic list of notes).
  7. The student develops skills to communicate orally, in writing and visually, paying attention to the correct vocabulary.
  8. The student can work independently and in a team, and can reflect constructively and critically on his/her own work and that of others.

General competences

In addition, this course unit also addresses the following general learning outcomes of the Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Architecture:

  1. The Bachelor has a broad fundamental knowledge and understanding of the theory and history of architecture and their relation to the current challenges of the built environment.
  2. The Bachelor has a broad fundamental knowledge and understanding of the ecological and socio-cultural impact of construction and the criteria for designing sustainable architecture.
  3. The Bachelor can independently look up information from (inter)national technical literature and other sources, evaluate it scientifically and report on it.
  4. The Bachelor can analyse a problem statement within socio-cultural and ecological boundary conditions and can, based on that, develop a well-substantiated vision.
  5. The Bachelor can communicate through text, speech, graphics, visuals and scale models by making use of the appropriate vocabulary.
  6. The Bachelor can reflect in a rational, abstract and critical way on the own work and that of others.
  7. The Bachelor can work independently and in team.
  8. The Bachelor has comprehended the ecological, social and cultural impact of the discipline and consciously strives for sustainable, ethical design decisions.
  9. The Bachelor has awareness of the ever more rapidly changing needs of users and society.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 66% of the final mark.
Written Exam determines 34% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Oral examination with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 66% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Written examination with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 34% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

The exam consists of an oral examination with written preparation and a writing assignment containing an architectural historical analysis.

 

Part 1: Oral examination

Oral examination with written preparation, in which each student is given a selection of questions that are spread representatively over the entire course.

 

Part 2: Architecture-historical analysis

Analysis of a building, oeuvre, technique or publication (as determined according to the annual theme, e.g. building materials, private dwellings, public space) with attention to historical, architectural and constructive but also socio-cultural and political factors. This analysis is incorporated into a written paper (with proper attention for scientific references, layout, structure, etc.) of approx. 3000 words, supplemented with visual material.

 

Score weight:

2/3 of the total final score is on the oral examination (part 1).

1/3 of the total final score is on the architectural historical analysis (part 2).

 

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Architectural Engineering: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)