Re-Design: Materiality and Circularity

larct2076  2025-2026  Tournai

Re-Design: Materiality and Circularity
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3.00 credits
30.0 h
Q1

This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2025-2026
Language
French
Main themes
This course addresses the environmental impact of design choices and renovation interventions on existing buildings, emphasizing a resource-saving approach. It explores and discusses key concepts such as life cycle analysis, reuse, reversibility, circularity, relocation, and the valorization of waste as a resource, examining their influence on the architectural design process.
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:
  • Understand the environmental challenges specific to the construction sector, particularly regarding resource availability and waste recovery,
  • Apply life-cycle principles and concepts at various building scales to promote circular design,
  • Explore and utilize environmental assessment tools (e.g., TOTEM),
  • Analyze and compare different intervention scenarios for a case study using the tools introduced in the course,
  • Develop and articulate a clear, concise argument based on comparative analysis findings.

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 Prioritize the parameters and issues of a given situation.
  • LO1.6 Integrate Sustainable Development requirements into the design process, at multiple scales.
  • LO2.6 Proficiently depict environmental, social, and economic phenomena.
  • LO3.4 Understand and assess the environmental, social, and economic consequences of construction and technical choices.
  • LO4.4 Understand and assess the environmental, social, and economic consequences of architectural choices.
  • LO5.1 Act in full awareneness of one’s responsibilities.
  • LO5.4 Advocate for and act in favor of exemplary architecture in light of Sustainable Development requirements.
  • LO6.3 Present the results of research within and about architecture while adhering to the conventions of scientific communication.
  • LO6.4 Incorporate the requirements of sustainable development into the research process: question, body of work, and scientific monitoring.
 
Faculty or entity
> LOCI


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in Architecture (Tournai)
ARCT2M
3
Master [120] in Architecture (Bruxelles)
ARCB2M
3