Description
Developing ideas that provide an architectural answer to the needs of the society.
Type Subject
Tercer - Obligatoria
Semester
Annual
Course
4
Credits
15.00

Titular Professors

Previous Knowledge

The student must know the construction techniques and the mathematical principles which are applied to building systems, along with project strategies and planning, site studies, both from a geomorphological and historical point of view which enable us to establish the basic criteria of a future architectural project.

Objectives

To learn the strategy of the development of a project and the mechanisms which outline the basic limits of the architectural space and the methods which enable the student to describe the techniques and the industrial methods used with the aim of building a solid structure which meet the needs of a particular programme.

1. To acquire the knowledge necessary to develop a project and to delegate the work among those in charge of the various construction phases.
2. To design and use systems, components, processes or experiments to achieve the requisites set out in the architectural project.
3. To identify, formulate and solve team co-ordination problems in a pluridisclipinary environment, on an individual basis or as a member of a team.
4. To fully comprehend the impact of architectural decisions on society.
5. To use the latest techniques and tools available in order to improve the social environment.
6. To communicate effectively the content of the project using the most advanced methods which today´s technology allows.
7. To understand all the contemporary aspects related to the profession and the need for a continued training.

Contents

Architectural Projects on the fourth year of career.

Methodology

The fourth year gives the student her/his first chance to work with all the theoretical knowledge acquired in order to develop a project as his/her main piece of work, thus obtaining an architectural result through the industrial process of its construction.

Evaluation

Continuous assessment which is evaluated on the development of the project by way of the individual correction of each student.

M. Scaled presentations culminating in a final document for each exercise.
M. An exhibition of the planning of the project in public.
M. A criticism of the project.

The marks take into account the intensity and continuity of the work, the aptness of the chosen solutions, the ability to analyse and the correct use of techniques presented in the documents.

Evaluation Criteria

Objective 1:
The student should demonstrate ability to manage the project of a building in its surroundings.

Basic Bibliography

Architecture is a vast subject. Therefore an infinite number of approaches can be taken to any single architectural problem. So, access to a complete bibliography is necessary in order to deal with each part of an individual project.

Additional Material

Architecture is a vast subject. Therefore an infinite number of approaches can be taken to any single architectural problem. So, access to a complete bibliography is necessary in order to deal with each part of an individual project.