ARK-53806 Sustainable Design Studio, 15 cr
Person responsible
Sanna Peltoniemi, Harry Edelman
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| ARK-53806 2016-01 | 1 - 2 |
Harry Edelman |
Sustainable Design Studio is an advanced course suitable for 5th year students, dealing with principles and practices of sustainable planning and architectural design. The student will be employed in given design tasks that require the capability of integrating complex design issues at different scale levels. The work will be carried out partly in groups of about 5 students with mixed backgrounds (architecture and civil engineering), partly independently. The course comprises lectures, studio meetings and a critic session. Engineering students are asked to contact Prof. Edelman to discuss the content of individual assignment as part of the studio. |
Learning Outcomes
The course focuses on urban informatics and data driven design in support of designing sustainable and livable cities and spaces. Basic elements of social, technical, and financial sustainability will be discussed and further elaborated in course works. The course will be implemented in collaboration with signals processing course looking at the automated machine learning techniques for audio and video feed. Such tools will be used for collecting data on the use of architectural and urban spaces. The students will study and innovate in multidisciplinary groups different indicators for enhanced sustainability and functionality of cities and spaces. Based on the group work the architectural students will develop a concept and design an individual design project for a selected urban space to improve the different sustainability characters of the place. After the course the students will have understanding on the dimensions of sustainability and they have the capacity to apply them in design work and develop an individual design project. The students will also obtain skills for working in multidisciplinary design teams.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Advanced design skills and integration of sustainability principles in the design process, within the elaboration of a complex design task based on the quantitative and qualitative analysis. | A comprehensive and user-oriented perspective that takes into account various aspects, such as well-being, aesthetics, social impact and environmental control. | Innovative solutions for sustainable architecture. |
| 2. | Enhanced skills in working multidisciplinary and innovative teams. | Initial understanding on the potentials related to the applicability of urban informatics to design. |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
Active participation in the course's activities is highly recommended. Attendance to lectures, studio meetings and critiques is mandatory. The final design project will be evaluated on a 0-5 grading scale. Evaluation criteria take account of: - capacity to work in multidisciplinary groups - analytical skills during the analysis on urban spaces - individual capacity and maturity in project and design development - conceptual solution and innovation skills - architectural expression, quality and performance of designed spaces or urban environment - in-depth interpretation on the factors of sustainability
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)
Partial passing:
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| ARK-42006 History of Architecture, Professional Course | Mandatory | |
| ARK-43106 Architectural Design, Professional Course | Mandatory | |
| ARK-43206 Housing Design, Professional Course | Mandatory | |
| ARK-44006 Urban Planning and Design, Professional Course | Mandatory |
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| ARK-53806 Sustainable Design Studio, 15 cr | ARS-6006 Sustainable Design Studio, 15 cr |