Theories and Critics

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

Specific Learning Outcomes

• Understand, compare, and critique the intellectual frameworks that have shaped critical reinterpretations of modern architecture and its theoretical foundations,
• Trace the history of key ecological and digital theories in relation to architecture, including their origins, development, and reception,
• Analyze and evaluate the interactions between architecture, ecology, and digital technologies,
• Critique contemporary architectural projects by integrating theoretical and ethical perspectives explored in the course.

General Learning Outcomes

• LO1.1 Prioritize the parameters and issues of a given situation.
• LO1.2 Justify the intentions and choices of an architectural project at different intervention scales.
• LO2.1 Inventively master and apply the conventions of representation in two and three dimensions.
• LO3.1 Understand and apply the physical and physiological principles related to architecture.
• LO3.2 Understand and apply the construction and technical processes related to architecture.
• LO3.4 Understand and assess the environmental, social, and economic consequences of construction and technical choices.
• LO4.1 Understand and mobilise the concepts and methods of scientific disciplines.
• LO4.4 Understand and assess the environmental, social, and economic consequences of architectural choices.
• LO6.1 Acquire and rigorously apply disciplinary, interdisciplinary, or transdisciplinary methods of scientific research.
• LO6.2 Formulate a research question and define a research subject in and on architecture.