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AF1743 Form, Space and Light 7.5 credits

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Termin

Information for Spring 2027 Start 12 Jan 2027 programme students

Course location

KTH Campus

Duration
12 Jan 2027 - 12 Mar 2027
Periods

Spring 2027: P3 (7.5 hp)

Pace of study

50%

Application code

11858

Form of study

Normal Daytime

Language of instruction

Swedish

Course memo
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Number of places

Min: 15

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Course syllabus as PDF

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Course syllabus AF1743 (Spring 2027–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus AF1743 (Spring 2027–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

  • The various stages of the design process up to and including the preparation of the project proposal documents
  • Relevant regulations, conditions, constraints and opportunities for the design and planning of a freestanding public building for a specific purpose
  • An in-depth perspective on architecture and its spatiality is provided through the analysis of examples
  • The impact of lighting on the experience of space and place
  • Fundamental concepts for understanding the properties of light
  • The significance of light for our health, well-being and safety

Intended learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the student shall be able to:

  • describe the stages involved in the design process for a detached building
  • carry out a design project, taking into account factors that influence the design of a detached building
  • present a proposal for a site-specific building that takes into account the surroundings, the environment, regulations, the purpose of the building, the experience of the building and the construction of the building
  • explain the rationale behind the architectural choices made in the design project
  • account for the fundamental physical and perceptual properties of light, as well as related concepts and definitions
  • describe the governing regulations concerning indoor lighting
  • carry out a small-scale lighting design taking into account the room’s characteristics, materials and layout
  • explain the choice of lighting with regard to sustainability and the environment

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

Completed course:

AF1752 Renovation, Rebuilding and Extension 1 7.5 credits

Literature

You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.

Examination and completion

Grading scale

P, F

Examination

  • PROA - Project assignment A, sketch, 4.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • PROB - Project assignment B, light, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • PROC - Project assignment C, study visit, 1.5 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.

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

Examiner

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Ethical approach

  • 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.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

ABE/Constructional Engineering and Design

Main field of study

Technology

Education cycle

First cycle