Content of Learning Activity

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
-Understand architectural composition as a global, complex, and systemic three-dimensional process.
- Design original and creative projects that respond to challenges related to collective housing programs.
- Implement context-sensitive solutions aligned with identified design issues.
- Develop, based on the project brief, a critical reflection on urban, suburban, or rural models in relation to density, building typologies, spatial clearances, socio-economic components, management of shared/public/private spaces, accessibility for people with reduced mobility, promotion of soft mobility, resource and land efficiency, sustainability, eco-construction, etc.
- Question the relationship between public and private spaces and create conditions for spatial sharing.
- Generate architectural forms appropriate to the program’s context.
- Apply and build upon prior knowledge in architectural composition for housing design (layout, dimensions, orientation, sunlight access, vertical circulation, etc.).
- Master architectural drawing conventions and effectively use graphic representation tools for design communication.- Construct a design argument using the appropriate vocabulary and terminology of architectural discourse.
- Support design intentions through the selection and critical analysis of relevant architectural references.
- Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills adapted to various professional and academic contexts.
- Further investigate housing-related questions by incorporating issues related to open space management, landscape, and broader territorial planning.
- Analyze a defined context and synthesize key findings.

Required Learning Resources/Tools

Not applicable

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

Not applicable

Other Recommended Reading

Not applicable

Mode of delivery

• Face-to-face

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

• Ateliers et projets encadrés au sein de l'établissement

Evaluations

The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)