 | Study programme 2025-2026 | Français | |
 | Introduction to architectural design | ||
Programme component of Bachelor's in Architecture (MONS) (day schedule) à la Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning |
| Code | Type | Head of UE | Department’s contact details | Teacher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA-B1-ARCHIT-020-M | Compulsory UE | DE SMET Isabelle | A510 - Service de Conception, Pédagogie, Médium, Médiation |
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| Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Credits | Weighting | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Français | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 1st term |
| AA Code | Teaching Activity (AA) | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-ARSO-041 | Introduction to architectural design | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q1 | 100.00% |
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Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes
- Instruct an architectural issue
- Build an architectural culture based on theoretical and critical knowledge and personal reading
- Coordinate the various disciplines related to architecture and urban planning transversely
- Contextualise their approach to architecture
- Develop a spatial response
- Master the means of oral, written and graphic expression
- Develop a project methodology integrating the various constraints related to the architectural discipline
- Implement an identified spatial response
- Adopt an applied scientific approach
- Adapt their structural, technical and formal choices according to the principles and values of project.
- Interact with all actors
- Integrate the different expectations of stakeholders related to architecture and urban planning
- Make choices
- Demonstrate ethical values
Learning Outcomes of UE
The objectives are to learn about :
- contemporary architectural culture
- the architectural project process
- the design process in architecture and the formulation of ideas (the reference in architecture, the constraints "functions" "users" "contexts"); contextualize, analyze, argue, synthesize
- the creation of spaces (the psychological bubble, the laws of Gestalt, spatial determination), built and unbuilt spaces (architectures)
- specific vocabulary
- scientific referencing
UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance
Contemporary architectural culture: criteria and references
Architectural Project Process: Stages and Stakeholders
Design process in architecture and idea formulation :
- Iterative method
- Analysis of the architectural reference
- Taking into account the constraints "functions" "users" "contexts
- Contextualising, analysing, arguing, synthesising
Creation of spaces :
- the psychological bubble,
- the laws of Gestald,
- spatial determination,
- built and unbuilt spaces (architectures)
Specific vocabulary
Scientific referencing
Prior Experience
Not applicable
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
| AA | Type of Teaching Activity/Activities |
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| A-ARSO-041 |
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Mode of delivery
| AA | Mode of delivery |
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| A-ARSO-041 |
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Required Learning Resources/Tools
| AA | Required Learning Resources/Tools |
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| A-ARSO-041 | Not applicable |
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
| AA | Recommended Learning Resources/Tools |
|---|---|
| A-ARSO-041 | Not applicable |
Other Recommended Reading
| AA | Other Recommended Reading |
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| A-ARSO-041 | Not applicable |
Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next
| AA | Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next |
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| A-ARSO-041 | Authorized |
Term 1 Assessment - type
| AA | Type(s) and mode(s) of Q1 assessment |
|---|---|
| A-ARSO-041 |
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Term 1 Assessment - comments
| AA | Term 1 Assessment - comments |
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| A-ARSO-041 | Continuous assessment with delivery of one or more practical works (40%) during the quadrimester (dates fixed at the beginning of the quadrimester) and a written exam during the exam session (60%). Access to TP_Text reflexive is conditional on completion of the LMFU placement test (timetable according to hyperplanning). The instructions are available to students on Teams at the beginning of the quadrimester. |
Resit Assessment - Term 1 (BAB1) - type
| AA | Type(s) and mode(s) of Q1 resit assessment (BAB1) |
|---|---|
| A-ARSO-041 |
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Resit Assessment - Term 1 (BAB1) - Comments
| AA | Resit Assessment - Term 1 (BAB1) - Comments |
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| A-ARSO-041 | Written examination for 60% of the UE during the examination session. Practical work marks for 40% of the UE completed during the term cannot be improved. They will automatically be carried over to the make-up session and the second session. |
Term 3 Assessment - type
| AA | Type(s) and mode(s) of Q3 assessment |
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| A-ARSO-041 |
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Term 3 Assessment - comments
| AA | Term 3 Assessment - comments |
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| A-ARSO-041 | Written examination for 60% of the UE during the examination session. Practical work marks for 40% of the UE completed during the term cannot be improved. They will automatically be carried over to the make-up session and the second session. |