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Seminar of Architectural Design and Construction I

Seminar of Architectural Design and Construction I

Code	15049
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	7,5
Workload	OT(3H)/S(9H)/T(3H)/TP(6H)
Scientific area	ARQUITETURA, PROJETO E COMUNICAÇÃO
Entry requirements	There is no entry requirements.
Learning outcomes	To stimulate the exercise of critical analysis on the constructive, conceptual and expressive values of architecture; To build a critical, sustained and coherent argument regarding the relationship between contemporary architectural construction and expression; To promote research ‘by’ and ‘for’ the design as a generator of relevant questions/problems; To develop skills to analise the role of construction on the articulation between design and research.
Syllabus	1. General concepts and theoretical perspectives regarding the development of the themes; 2. Expressive value of building construction in architecture; 3. Contemporary architectural construction and architectonic expression; 4 Research ‘by’ and ‘for’ Design as a generator of relevant questions/problems for the knowledge and practice in architecture; 5. Photography as an instrument to analyse and inquire architecture, city and territory.
Main Bibliography	Ansuategui, I., (1999). La construcción de la arquitectura. Madrid: ITEC. Deplazes, A., (2005). Constructing Architecture. Materials, processes, structures. Basel: Birkhauser. Groat, L. & Wang, D., (2013). Architectural research methods. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. Heinrich, S. & Heene, A., (1998). Tratado de construcción. Barcelona: GG. Ito, R., (2016). Álvaro Siza Design Process – Quinta do Bom Sucesso Housing Project. 3ª Ed. Lisboa: IST Press. Kenneth, F., (1999). Estudios sobre cultura tectónica. Madrid: Ediciones AKAL. Lopes, C., (2015). Construção 2.0. Porto: Edições CIAMH. Mateus, J., (2018). História da Construção em Portugal. Consolidação de uma Disciplina. Lisboa: João Mascarenhas-Mateus Ed. Mettler, D. & Studler, D., (2020). Construction – Manual. Zurich: Birkhauser. Miret, E., (2008). Razón y ser de los tipos estructurales. Madrid: CEDEX. Villalba, A., (1999). História de la construcción arquitectónica. Barcelona: UPC.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	Beginning with a theoretical lecture presenting and discussing the subject’s themes; Five theoretical-practical lectures and seminars lectured by invited researchers approaching different perspectives on subject’s themes; Orientation-Tutorial classes to develop and guide a theoretical-practical assessment (written and drawn) with a critical perspective. The subject does not require evaluation by Exam and will have the following evaluation regime: a) Participation in class debates (20%) b) Carrying out an obkigatory theoretical-practical work (80%).
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.