Transversality: Histories and Theories

larct1382  2025-2026  Tournai

Transversality: Histories and Theories
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4.00 credits
20.0 h + 30.0 h
Q2
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 course introduces a range of analytical methods and tools derived from history and architectural theory. These methods and tools are applied to an architectural corpus from the 20th and 21st centuries.
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 be able to:
  • Analyze and criticize the relationship between architectural theories and projects,
  • Methodically describe and evaluate architectural works,
  • Develop a personal perspective on 20th- and 21st-century architecture.

General Learning Outcomes

In line with the program’s learning outcomes (LOs), this course contributes to the development and acquisition of the following LOs:
  • LO1.1 Identify the parameters and issues of a given situation.
  • LO1.2 State the intentions and choices of an architectural project at different intervention scales.
  • LO4.3 Learn and apply the content of artistic or scientific disciplines to enrich the architectural project.
  • 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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