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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:
Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)
Correspondence of content
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