4 ECTS credits
100 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4019018ENR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een verdiepend master niveau.
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This is an advanced history course which will expand on current tendencies, concepts and methods prevalent in the disciplines dealing with modern construction and architecture in the period 1940-1980. The course invites students to look also beyond the facts and consider critically disciplinary, socio-economic and political contexts, as well as methodological choices in the writing of recent histories. Through guest lectures, discussion, writing and reading, the course introduces students to research in these disciplines.
Ex-cathedra lectures offer both in-depth thematic analyses and general insights in relevant historical facts and actors in the fields of post-war construction and architecture, their complex relations, impact and interrelated historiographies. The fields are confronted through a focus on the broad and decisive changes instigated by the introduction of new technologies and methods in building in the period 1940-1980. A selection of these new post-war technological 'tools' will be treated in detail, confronting students with the interweaving of fields of knowledge: prefabrication, plastics, lightweight building (tensegrity, 3D frames, tensile structures), modern wood, new requirements in comfort, etc.
Students unfamiliar with the history of pre-war western modernism in architecture are required to read additional (selected) texts at the start of the course.
The Master of Science in Engineering can conceive, plan and execute a research project, based on an analysis of its objectives, existing knowledge and the relevant literature, with attention to innovation and valorisation in industry and society.
The Master of Science in Engineering can correctly report on research or design results in the form of a technical report or in the form of a scientific paper.
The Master of Science in Engineering can present and defend results in a scientifically sound way, using contemporary communication tools, for a national as well as for an international professional or lay audience.
The Master of Science in Engineering can collaborate in a (multidisciplinary) team.
The Master of Science in Engineering has a creative, problem-solving, result-driven and evidence-based attitude, aiming at innovation and applicability in industry and society.
The Master of Science in Engineering has a critical attitude towards one’s own results and those of others.
The Master of Science in Engineering has consciousness of the ethical, social, environmental and economic context of his/her work and strives for sustainable solutions to engineering problems including safety and quality assurance aspects.
The Master of Science in Engineering has the flexibility and adaptability to work in an international and/or intercultural context.
The Master of Science in Architectural Engineering has in-depth knowledge and understanding of architectural sciences and sustainable design methods and theories with the specificity of their application to complex architectural and urban design projects.
The Master of Science in Architectural Engineering can critically analyse and reflect on the historical and theoretical context of architectural and urban projects.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 40% van het eindcijfer
WPO Presentatie bepaalt 20% van het eindcijfer
WPO Paper bepaalt 40% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie WPO Presentatie dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie WPO Paper dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
- active participation, the elaboration of the various assignments and a final scientific paper (40 %)
- presentation of the scientific paper (20 %)
- oral exam (40 %)
If the student does not pass, all aspects have to be repeated (paper+presentation as part of the oral exam).
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: architectuur: Standaard traject
Master of Urban Studies: Standard track (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Architectural Engineering: Standaard traject (BRUFACE) (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)