Class Architecture Project IX

The theme of the Curricular Unit - Architecture, Territoriality and Citizenship - is part of the general theme of the 2nd cycle. Perception and communication in/of Urban space. This theme falls within the lines of DAU investigation. The main theme of the year (which encompasses Projeto de Arquitectura IX e X) will be the interpretation of urban space and the proposition of a program that (re)qualifies it, thereby giving it a unique meaning and character. Projeto de Arquitectura IX will focus on a project program that is the result of research of the place under analysis and a program suggested by the student. The program may have different materializations and scales, with the approach and its implementation demonstrating mastery of the aspects architectural materials as an activity, which through the project, transforms the place. It is considered the exercise statement the basis of the work to be developed throughout the semester.

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The theme of the Curricular Unit - Architecture, Territoriality and Citizenship - is part of the general theme of the 2nd cycle. Perception and communication in/of Urban space. This theme falls within the lines of DAU investigation. The main theme of the year (which encompasses Architecture Project IX and X) will be the interpretation of urban space and the proposition of a program that (re)qualifies it, thereby giving it a unique meaning and character. Arquitetura III will focus on a project program that is the result of research of the place under analysis and a program suggested by the student. The program may have different materializations and scales, with the approach and its implementation demonstrating mastery of the aspects architectural materials as an activity, which through the project, transforms the place. It is considered the exercise statement the basis of the work to be developed throughout the semester.

The discipline is made up of theoretical classes, practices and study visits, in an assessment system to be continued. In theoretical classes, content is analyzed and criticized. In practice, the individual and workshop monitoring, encouraging debate on proposals between students and the teacher, always defending work as the core method of the discipline. The student will produce written pieces, drawings and models, etc., forming a portfolio of the Exercises and the Semiannual presentations. Monitoring practical work requires the development continuous development of solutions, with the student being responsible for the ability to justify their own evolution.

Zumthor, Peter (2004) Pensar la Arquitectura . Barcelona: Gustavo Gili. Nesbitt, Kate (Ed), (1996) Theorizing a New Agenda for Architecture: an anthology of Architectural Theory 1965-1995 , Princeton Architectural Press tradução para português (2006) Uma Nova Agenda para a Arquitectura. Antologia teórica 1965-1995 , São Paulo: ed. Cosac Naify.