AD1OSA Orientation Course in Urban Management and Architecture 15.0 credits

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.

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.

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

Selection: One thírd of the selection is based on a motivation letter. The rest is selected on the basis of grades.

Kurslitteraturen anslås på kursens hemsida senast fyra veckor innan kursstart 

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

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

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

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

Malin Wennerholm

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.