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AD1OSA Orientation Course in Urban Management and Architecture 15.0 credits

Orienteringskurs i samhällsbyggnad och arkitektur

The course's overall objective is to provide students with basic knowledge in Architecture and Urban Planning. The course is intended to provide a set of tools and concepts that enable a future development within the field and its process.

Educational level First cycle Academic level (A-D) A
Subject area Architecture
 Grade scale P, F

Course offerings

Autumn 12 for single courses students

Periods Autumn 12 P1 (7.5 credits), P2 (7.5 credits) Application code 10004
Start date 24/08/2012 End date 2013 week: 1
Language of instruction Swedish Campus KTH Campus
Number of lectures Number of exercises
Tutoring time Daytime Form of study Normal
Number of places * 20 - 25
*) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.
Course responsible Stefan Petersson, stefan.petersson@arch.kth.se
Target group

Students with an interest in architecture and urban planning.

Autumn 13 for single courses students - To application

Periods Autumn 13 P1 (7.5 credits), P2 (7.5 credits) Application code 10062
Start date 02/09/2013 End date 2014 week: 3
Language of instruction Swedish Campus KTH Campus
Number of lectures Number of exercises
Tutoring time Daytime Form of study Normal
Number of places * 20 - 25
*) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.
Course responsible Stefan Petersson <stefan.petersson@arch.kth.se>
Target group

Students with an interest in architecture and urban planning.
Apply for this course at antagning.se through this application link.
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Learning outcomes

The course's overall objective is to provide students with basic knowledge in Architecture and Urban Planning. The course is intended to provide a set of tools and concepts that enable a future development within the field and its process.

After the course students will be:

-able to generate and develop ideas.

-able to compile and communicate these ideas and evaluate and analyze them.

-able to account for human needs and functional requirements that should be the basis for building design and describe the buildings and installation systems basic technical function.

- able to give an account of human needs and other conditions which should be the basis for a sustainable community and city building.

- able to describe the social planning stages and have a basic knowledge of the laws, rules and different stakeholders' behavior affects the environment.

Course main content

The course conveys a basic knowledge of architecture, Urban Planning and Building technique. This course will train students in spatial understanding and imagination, wealth of ideas, design capability and social empathy.

Disposition

The course includes the following course elements:

ÖVN1, Architecture, 3 credits. Course is directed towards function, design and representation.

ÖVN2, Building technique, 3 credits. Course focuses on the project's role, building and installation systems design and materials and to understand the basics of a drawing.

ÖVN3, Urban Planning, 3 credits. Course deals with the legislative plan, the planning is done, policy and market role and driving forces behind the development of society.

PRO1, Project, 6 credits. Course means an individual carried out project that focuses on keeping experience from the various parts into a whole. Project work includes field studies with the preparations through studies and seminars.

Eligibility

Grundläggande behörighet: Avslutad gymnasieutbildning eller motsvarande, inkl. svenska och engelska. 

Literature

Kurslitteraturen anslås på kursens hemsida senast fyra veckor innan kursstart 

Examination

  • PRO1 - Project, 6.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • ÖVN1 - Architecture, 3.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • ÖVN2 - Building Technique, 3.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • ÖVN3 - Urban Planning, 3.0 credits, grade scale: P, F

Requirements for final grade

To obtain final grade, the requirements are 80% participation on all teaching, accepted assignments and accepted project.

Offered by

ABE/Architecture

Contact

Stefan Petersson, stefan.petersson@arch.kth.se

Examiner

Erik Stenberg

Version

Course plan valid from: Autumn 09.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 09.