Class Theory of Architecture 3.2

Teoria 3.1 (Theory of Architecture) belongs to the field of architectural theory and criticism, focusing on the period between the early 1960s and the present. The unit works on the formation of the architecture student's critical thinking: the capacity to read a theoretical text as an argument and to identify the presuppositions of a position. It is a course unit on the analysis of discourses and methods. It addresses the critical reading of primary sources, the methods of analysis of the built territory, particularly those developed for reading a real urban area, and the forms of critical discourse beyond the text - the architecture exhibition, documentary film and analytical drawing as instruments of argument.

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Topic 1 - From the collective house to the single house.   Topic 2 - Critical regionalism and the construction of a canon.   Topic 3 - The vernacular and its modes of representation.   Topic 4 - Genealogy of domestic space   Topic 5 - The norm: Modulor, Neufert and non-normativity.   Topic 6 - Gender and space.   Topic 7 - Ageing, accessibility and the house across a lifetime.  

All contact hours of this UC are devoted to theoretical teaching. The methodologies described are implemented through lectures, guided discussion, and seminar sessions. The exercises are carried out as autonomous student work within the allocated hours. a) Expository sessions conclude with a synthesis that translates the content into an operative question addressed to the ongoing work in the Design Studio CU. b) Study visits are coordinated across the different teaching activities. c) In the EG sessions, discussion will require each group to consider divergent positions, with assessment focusing on the quality of the argumentation and the ability to respond to objections. d) Study visits constitute expository sessions conducted outside the university premises, with commentary guided by the lecturer. e) Critical GenAI literacy. f) Moodle platform for the provision of primary texts, reading guides, briefs and assessment feedback, following an inverted classroom approach.

Barata Fernandes, F. (1999). Transformação e permanência na habitação portuense: As formas da casa na forma da cidade (2.ª ed.). Porto: FAUP Publicações. Eggener, K. L. (2002). Placing resistance: A critique of critical regionalism. Journal of Architectural Education, 55(4), 228-237. Evans, R. (1997). Figures, doors and passages. In Translations from drawing to building (pp. 55-91). London: AA Publications. (Trabalho original publicado em 1978) Frampton, K. (1983). Towards a critical regionalism: Six points for an architecture of resistance. In H. Foster (Ed.), The anti-aesthetic: Essays on postmodern culture. Port Townsend: Bay Press. Rudofsky, B. (1964). Architecture without architects: A short introduction to non-pedigreed architecture. New York: The Museum of Modern Art. Sindicato Nacional dos Arquitectos (1961). Arquitectura popular em Portugal. Lisboa: SNA.