3 ECTS credits
90 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1017473BNR for all students in the 1st semester
at
a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.
- Semester
- 1st semester
- Enrollment based on exam contract
- Impossible
- Grading method
- Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
- Can retake in second session
- Yes
- Enrollment Requirements
- Inschrijvingsvereiste: geslaagd zijn voor 'Architectuur- en techniekgeschiedenis 19e en 20e eeuw of voor 'Geschiedenis van stedenbouw'.
- Taught in
- Dutch
- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering
- Department
- Architectural Engineering
- Educational team
- Ann Verdonck
(course titular)
- Activities and contact hours
- 12 contact hours Lecture
24 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
18 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
- Course Content
- In general : the study and mastering plastic means, techniques and materials.
Image
Plastic art as interdisciplinary provocation. Worldviews and critical engagement.
Form
Knowledge of natural and artificial forms; their complexity, variation and creation.
Relationship form, measure and material. Classicification of formal phenomena/concepts (contrast, hierarchy, structure...). Dynamics of form (transformation, regeneration, re-use...)
Based on different theories and approaches (Russian Constructivism, Modernism, Bauhaus, "De Stijl",…). Phenomena are discussed in detail and a creative application is expected in relation to the architectural design.
Colour
Use of colour in architecture, physical aspects of light and colour, recognition and classification of different colours based on tone colour and colour tint (NCS system), combination of colours, colour harmonies an their architectural application.
- Course material
- Digital course material (Required) : PowerPoint presentaties ter beschikking gesteld door de docent.
- Additional info
- Coursework is related to the Design Studio: habitat and heritage. PowerPoint presentations and complementary study material: related to the exercises
- Learning Outcomes
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General competencies
The Bachelor has a broad fundamental knowledge and understanding of the universal architectonic design principles related to form, space and order.
The Bachelor can communicate through text, speech, graphics, visuals and scale models by making use of the appropriate vocabulary.
The Bachelor can work independently and in team.
The Bachelor has comprehended the ecological, social and cultural impact of the discipline and consciously strives for sustainable, ethical design decisions.
- Grading
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The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
PRAC Practical Assignment determines 50% of the final mark.
SELF Practical Assignment determines 50% of the final mark.
Within the PRAC Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- deelopdrachten
with a relative weight of 1
which comprises 50% of the final mark.
Note: Evaluatie deelopdrachten: 50 %
De deelopgaven tijdens het semester fungeren als examen. Het examen verloopt onder de vorm van een evaluatie in groepsverband na elke deelopdracht. Een synthese van elke taak wordt gebundeld in een portfolio.
Within the SELF Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- deelopdrachten
with a relative weight of 1
which comprises 50% of the final mark.
Note: Portfolio: 50 %
- Additional info regarding evaluation
All exercises count as the exam
- 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)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Urban Design and Spatial Planning: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)