Transversality: Introduction to architecture

larct1181  2025-2026  Tournai

Transversality: Introduction to architecture
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5.00 credits
30.0 h + 30.0 h
Q1
Language
French
Main themes
The aim of the ‘transversality’ courses is to bridge the approaches from the theoretical courses and from the design studios through operative concepts, reference analyses and investigation methods.
This first ‘transversality’ course introduces the basic concepts of architecture at various scales. It addresses contemporary issues such as sustainability, interventions in the built environment, and the digital transition. The course encourages a critical stance through the exploration of complementary approaches: Edification, History and Theory, Territory, Habitat and Societies.
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

Specific Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will have gained an overview of the architecture curriculum and an understanding of the studies they are undertaking.
Through the question ‘What is architecture?’, students will be introduced to the following skills:
  • Researching references (libraries, internet, etc.),
  • Observing, reading, describing, and analyzing architecture,
  • Identifying and connecting the constituent elements of architecture,
  • Understanding the architectural design process, its objectives, tools, and methodologies.

General Learning Outcomes

In line with the program’s learning outcomes (LOs), this course contributes to the development and acquisition of the following LOs:
  • LO1.6 Incorporate Sustainable Development requirements into the design process, at multiple scales.
  • LO2.1 Acquire and proficiently apply the conventions of representation in two and three dimensions.
  • LO3.1 Acquire and explain the physical and physiological principles related to architecture.
  • LO3.2 Acquire and explain the construction and technical processes related to architecture.
  • LO4.1 Learn and explain the concepts and methods of scientific disciplines.
  • LO4.2 Learn and experiment with the concepts and approaches of artistic disciplines.
  • LO6.1 Acquire knowledge of disciplinary methods in scientific research.
  • LO6.2 Adopt a critical attitude free from any preconceptions.
 
Faculty or entity
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Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Bachelor in Architecture (Tournai)
ARCT1BA
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