Transversality In and On Architecture, tools and methods : Developing Your Research

larct2281  2025-2026  Tournai

Transversality In and On Architecture, tools and methods : Developing Your Research
4.00 credits
10.0 h
Q1
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Teacher(s)
Pouillon Henry;
Language
French
Main themes
Each course in the Travail de fin d’étude (TFE, master’s thesis) domain addresses themes and methods related to the domains of Edification, Habitat and Society, History and Theory, and Territory. These domains naturally intersect with three longitudinal issues: Sustainability, Heritage, and Digitalization.
The objective of this course is to facilitate the development of the Master’s thesis, for which an initial framework was established in the first year of the Master’s program.
During this term, students will focus on developing their personal research project as preparation for the TFE:
  • Conducting data collection, fieldwork, surveys, and mapping,
  • Analyzing references and formulating project hypotheses.
Building on their fieldwork and the personal question they have developed, students will be guided toward gradually refining and articulating a specific architectural question.
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:
  • Apply a research method by detailing the avenues to be explored within the context of the chosen subject,
  • Complete the inventory of knowledge related to the question posed,
  • Develop and articulate the key issues related to the TFE topic, considering the contemporary context and the state of the art,
  • Adopt a reflexive and critical perspective to formalize the working hypotheses for the TFE topic, ensuring they are both in on architecture. This involves constructing an argument that is terminologically precise and oriented toward an architectural project as the culmination of the Master’s program,
  • Prioritize project hypotheses,
  • Demonstrate the articulation of chosen project hypotheses in relation to the posed problem.

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.
  • LO1.2 Justify the intentions and choices of an architectural project at different intervention scales.
  • LO4.1 Understand and mobilise the concepts and methods of scientific disciplines.
  • LO4.3 Understand and integrate the content of other artistic or scientific disciplines to enrich the architectural project.
  • LO4.4 Understand and assess the environmental, social, and economic consequences of architectural choices.
  • LO5.1 Act in full awareneness of one’s responsibilities.
  • LO5.2 Communicate attentively, inclusively, and effectively with the various stakeholders of the architectural project.
  • LO5.3 Organize individual or collective work attentively, inclusively, and effectively.
  • LO5.4 Advocate for and act in favor of exemplary architecture in light of Sustainable Development requirements.
  • 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.
  • 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.
 
Content
The objective of this course is to facilitate the development of the Master’s thesis, for which an initial
framework was established in the first year of the Master’s program.
During this term, students will focus on developing their personal research project as preparation for the
TFE:
• Conducting data collection, fieldwork, surveys, and mapping,
• Analyzing references and formulating project hypotheses.
Building on their fieldwork and the personal question they have developed, students will be guided toward
gradually refining and articulating a specific architectural question
Teaching methods
Educational support: monitoring progress from L'ARC 2181 (2130/2131 in 2024-2025!)
Individual interviews and interviews with the supervisor
Evaluation methods
progress report and oral presentation in session
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
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