Class Critical Housing

In a period of severe housing shortages, especially in public housing, this curricular unit, entitled Critical Housing, aims to investigate and reflect on the issue of Housing from a proactive perspective centered on the Architectural project.

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1. Brief Introduction to Aesthetics 2. Reflection on the Heideggerian perspective on the “hut”; 3. Deleuzian framework regarding the space of inhabitation; 4. The Space of Zizek’s “apartment”. A psychoanalytic perspective on domestic space 5. Understand the impact of sound on defining living space. 6. The different participatory processes in the “construction” of a better habitat; 7. Qualities and categorizations of the designed and/or built housing; 8. cinema and housing. 9. Communication and Presentation of Results at the Final Exhibition

Teaching in a workshop/seminar environment, with lectures and film presentations. Assessment: 1. Final Work presented at the exhibition (60%); 2. Oral presentation of the final work (20%); 3. Participation in class discussions: (20%) Attendances below 75% make it impossible to use the continuous assessment system, with great importance being placed on attendance. Below 50% makes it impossible to apply for the 2nd Season exam.

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