Class Theory of Architecture 1.2

Architectural Theory 1.2 continues from Architectural Theory 1.1, moving from the discipline's general vocabulary to the concrete elements through which architecture is made. It is situated within the field of architectural theory and criticism and is organised around a restricted set of elements - the stair, the ramp, the inclined plane, thickness, and colour - understood as spatial materials and design decisions that determine how a building is inhabited and traversed. The course unit focuses on the analysis of concepts and case studies and includes the reading of foundational texts accessible to first-year students.

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Topic 1 - Le Corbusier and the five points Topic 2 - The stair Topic 3 - Oblique space Topic 4 - The ramp Topic 5 - Inhabitable thickness Topic 6 - Colour Topic 7 - Giedion: conceptions of space

All contact hours for this course unit are allocated to theoretical teaching (T). The methodologies described are implemented through lectures, guided discussion, and seminar sessions. Exercises are carried out as independent student work within the hours allocated for this purpose. a) Lecture sessions conclude with a synthesis that translates the content into an operative question directed towards the work being developed in the Design Studio course unit. b) Three levels of work, with distinct functions: short worksheets, individual exercises, and a group exercise. c) Cross-course visits constitute lecture sessions conducted in diverse contexts, with commentary guided by the instructor. d) Collective construction of a semester glossary. e) Critical literacy in the use of generative AI (GenAI). f) Moodle platform for the distribution of texts, reading guides, assignments, and feedback on assessments - inverted classroom.

Ching, F. D. K. (2015). Architecture: Form, space, and order (4th ed.). Hoboken: Wiley. Giedion, S. (1941). Space, time and architecture: The growth of a new tradition. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Le Corbusier, & Jeanneret, P. (1927). Les cinq points d'une architecture nouvelle. Le Corbusier (1923). Vers une architecture. Paris: Crès. [Ed. portuguesa: Por uma arquitetura.] Parent, C., & Virilio, P. (1996). Architecture principe, 1966 et 1996. Besançon: Les Éditions de l'Imprimeur. Rasmussen, S. E. (1959). Experiencing architecture. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Unwin, S. (1997). Analysing architecture. London: Routledge.