Design Studio 02B - Synthesis | Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Design Studio 02B - Synthesis (17.A02BSP)

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Architecture (Year: 3, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Architectural-Urbanistic Planning, Design and Theory
ECTS	7

Development of the ability to think, articulate and design space of different types of architectural structures, of the middle to high level of complexity, with a special emphasis on the establishment of the architectural programmes of these structures, within the identified contextual background. . Development of the ability for critical thinking and work. Development of the ability to identify, analyze and interpret various and ambiguous influences onto architectural work and their translation into architectural work.

Ability to understand and interpret the complex and ambiguous contextual influences on the architectural design that is emerging; ability to deal with all stages of the process of designing public buildings of more complex programme; the ability to understand the theoretical framework of contemporary practice and its interpretations; the ability to critically address and create personal programmatic framework while dealing with design task.

Design process for public buildings of middle to high level of complexity; the contextual background of architectural work - the array of influences, their identification, understanding and interpretation; conceptualization and spatial layout of architectural idea; critical thinking about programme and concretization of the contextual influences within it; critical thinking and valorization of architectural work; programmatic basis of architecture and functions of architectural work; various technical and technological approaches to materialization of architecture.

lectures, design studio work, workshops

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
OMA, Rem Koolhaas, Bruce Mau	S, M, L, XL	1995	The Monacelli Press	English
Garcia, Mark (ed.)	The Diagrams of Architecture: AD Reader	2010	Wiley, London	English
Till, Jeremy	Architecture Depends	2013	The MIT Press	English