Course Catalog 2012-2013
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Course Catalog 2012-2013

ARS-6006 Sustainable Design Studio, 15 cr

Person responsible

Markku Hedman

Requirements

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 independent work and the capability of integrating complex design issues at different scale levels. The course comprises lectures, studio meetings and a critic session.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning outcomes

After the course the student will be able to identify the main features of sustainable expressions in Finnish design and explain the background of sustainability trends. The student will be able to analyze the social, cultural and environmental aspects of sustainability and discuss the principles of sustainable planning and design. During the course, the student will acquire a mature control of the project in different areas of applicability. He/she will develop a personal approach to the sustainability issues and learn to apply and integrate efficiently its principles within a complex design task.

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.  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. Development of sustainable design solutions that comply to local regulations as well as to functional, aesthetical and social requirements.  Design solutions from urban to detailed scale and implementation of structural and technical systems into the project.   

Evaluation criteria for the course

The design project will be evaluated on a 0-5 grading scale. Evaluation criteria take account of: - Conceptual solution - Architectural expression - Relation to the surrounding environment - Factors of sustainability - Functional qualities - Spatial qualities - Construction materials and techniques Attendance to lectures, studio meetings and critiques as well as active participation in the course's activities will affect the final evaluation.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)



Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
ARS-6006 Sustainable Design Studio, 15 cr ARK-53806 Sustainable Design Studio, 15 cr  

Last modified08.03.2012