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FAD3116 Architectural Humanities: Theory, History, and Critical Studies 7.5 credits

Information per course offering

Termin

Information for Autumn 2024 Start 28 Oct 2024 programme students

Course location

KTH Campus

Duration
28 Oct 2024 - 2 Jun 2025
Periods

Autumn 2024: P2 (2.5 hp)

Spring 2025: P3 (2.5 hp), P4 (2.5 hp)

Pace of study

17%

Application code

51605

Form of study

Normal Daytime

Language of instruction

English

Course memo
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Number of places

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Target group
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Planned modular schedule
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Schedule
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Contact

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Course syllabus as PDF

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Course syllabus FAD3116 (Autumn 2024–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus FAD3116 (Autumn 2024–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

The course introduces various perspectives within architectural humanities: critical studies, contemporary history, historiography, and humanities-based environmental research within the built environment. The course focuses on analysis and discussion of concepts, methods, and artistic practices in architectural humanities in relation to history and theory. The course explores a wide range of sources, such as literature, physical objects, buildings, landscapes, urban planning, films, architectural representations, and environments.

Intended learning outcomes

After successfully completing the course, the student should be able to:

  • Discuss current theoretical perspectives within architectural humanities
  • Engage in a methodological discussion based on these theoretical perspectives
  • Reflect on how place, time, and power dynamics influence the understanding of the built environment

After successfully completing the course, the student should be able to demonstrate the ability to:

  • Critically analyse and discuss issues related to power, gender, sustainability, and diversity in relation to the built environment, using text and images
  • Discuss the use of various types of source material in relation to historiography and critical investigations
  • Understand and consider ethical challenges

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

A Master's degree in architecture or a related field.

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

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

Grading scale

P, F

Examination

  • SEM1 - Seminars, lecture and workshop, 5.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • UPP1 - Written report/research project, 2.5 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.

The examiner decides, based on recommendations from KTH's disability support officer, whether any adapted examination is needed for students with documented, permanent disabilities.

The examiner may allow for alternative examination forms during re-examination for individual students.

The course is examined through active participation in seminars, individual presentations, and submission of a research project focusing on a self-chosen environment.

Examiner

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

Main field of study

This course does not belong to any Main field of study.

Education cycle

Third cycle

Postgraduate course

Postgraduate courses at ABE/Architecture, Culture and Environment