Description:

The semester programme is organised to introduce students to the architectural design process, simulating all the phases of the process with certain level of simplification: analysis and understanding of the assignment, formulating of the concept, design proposal, architectural detail, oral and graphic presentation etc. The subject of the design is a small object housing a simple function with elementary regulation. Final competences after passing the course are: Understanding the design process and its phases and creating a design proposal of a simple object.
THE COURSE IS PRIMARILY INTENDED FOR ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS IN 2nd/3rd SEMESTER, IT REQUIRES BASIC SKILLS IN ARCHITECTURE DESIGN AND PRESENTATION.

Contents:

The course does not have lectures.

Seminar contents:

Semester schedule (in weeks):
1. Assignment: introduction and interpretation of the assignment in a way that allows for quick understanding.
2. Analysis of the assignment, environment and other contexts, creative and typological research.
3. Creative and typological research, discussion of architecture, concept work, exploration of variants.
4. Concept work, exploration of variants, discussion of architecture.
5. Concept work, review of variants, 1. work-in-progress check - stabilisation of the concept.
6.-10. Elaboration of the design.
11. 2. Work-in-progress check, finalizing the final design.
12.-13. Work on the final design presentation - drawing and model.

Recommended literature:

Foreign professional periodicals focused on contemporary world architecture: A10 - new Eropean architecture, The Architecture Review, Wetbewerbe Aktuel, Detail ad.
Czech professional periodicals focused on contemporary world and Czech architecture: Architect+, Era 21 ad.
Websites of leading architectural studios and servers focused on contemporary architecture and design, such as:
http://www.archiweb.cz/, https://www.archdaily.com/, http://www.archplus.net, https://www.detail-online.com/, https://www.dezeen.com/, http://www.landezine.com/, http://www.baunetz.de/, https://www.nextroom.at
Publications on contemporary architecture.

Keywords:

architecture, studio, concept, context, typology, ergonomics

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar