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Identical coursesStudio Urban Fabrics (B-KUL-H02L0B)
Cannot be taken as part of an examination contract
Shannon Kelly (coordinator) | De Meulder Bruno | Shannon Kelly | Van den Broeck Pieter | d'Auria Viviana Aims
- to make students become familiar with the state-of-the-art in innovative design of contemporary urban fabrics as infill/ densification of existing cities
- to have students acquire the capacity to develop interpretative analysis of an assigned site and precedent projects to inform the development of new urban fabrics and housing typologies
- to have students create clear representation techniques that are communicative to various relevant stakeholders
- to develop students’ design skills across the scale of a chosen urban tissue to public space and amenities to housing typologies
Previous knowledge
The students should have acquired basic skill in architectural design.
Is included in these courses of study
Activities
1.5 ects. Studio Urban Fabrics: Analysis Assignment (B-KUL-H0Q93a)
Content
Students will individually develop a two-pronged analysis assignment. 1] site analysis; 2] relevant case study. There will be a given format for both components.
Course material
Reader with relevant articles and case studies, base maps
1.5 ects. Studio Urban Fabrics: Stakeholder Assignment (B-KUL-H0Q94a)
Content
Students will work in groups to develop a stakeholder assignment that is directly related to the studio context. They will be introduced to various methods of stakeholder engagement. Guidelines will frame the format of the assignment.
Course material
Reader with relevant articles and case studies, base maps
Format: more information
Practice session
3 ects. Studio Urban Fabrics: Teamwork (B-KUL-H02L2a)
Content
The urban fabrics studio is developed with students working in smaller groups. Intermediate presentations to a larger jury accompany the different phases of the design. The final jury is composed of staff members and external jury members. The requirements of the final presentation is the basis of the course evaluation.
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6 ects. Studio Urban Fabrics: Design (B-KUL-H02L3a)
Content
The urban fabrics studio is organised as a classic design studio. Students first analyse the given site, clarify the problem formulation, make a project definition while developing design strategies and development concepts.
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3 ects. Studio Urban Fabrics: Presentation (B-KUL-H0H41a)
Content
The developed model of an urban fabric, its concept and concrete strategy, are to be represented in professional documents to the standards of current practice and as well as presented.
Course material
reader with relevant articles and case studies, base maps
Evaluation
Evaluation: Studio Urban Fabrics (B-KUL-H22L0b)
Information about retaking exams
No 2nd examination opportunity.