4 ECTS credits
120 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1016042ANR for all students in the 1st semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.
In general: study and practice of expressive means, techniques and materials.
- Spatial thinking and constructive drawing
- Observational drawing
- Drawing techniques (diverse drawing materials and techniques)
- Representing form and space by sketching
- Orthogonal projection drawing
- Parallel projection drawing
- Perspective drawing (one or more vanishing points)
- Architectural model making
- Verbal presentation
This course supports the course ‘Design studio: man and adaptability’. Notes and presentations available at http://pointcarre.vub.ac.be
The Bachelor has a broad fundamental knowledge and understanding of the universal architectonic design principles related to form, space and order.
The Bachelor can communicate through text, speech, graphics, visuals and scale models by making use of the appropriate vocabulary.
The Bachelor can reflect in a rational, abstract and critical way on the own work and that of others.
The Bachelor can work independently and in team.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 40% of the final mark.
PRAC Practical Assignment determines 60% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the PRAC Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:
The partial assignments during the semester are graded and serve to explicitly evaluate the acquired skills related to presentation techniques. The ability to apply the acquired techniques in graphical communication is important, with an important emphasis on the quality of the work delivered. The verbal skills are tested via short presentations of the produced work, which are evaluated by the group of students (peer review) to increase the ability to reflect in a critical manner. Notice is taken on the use of proper vocabulary and nomenclature to describe form, space and structure.
Evaluation partial assignments: 60 % of the total mark.
The exam assignment comprises creating a set of drawings that are part of the exam portfolio of ‘Design studio: man and adaptability’. The student himself has to choose the techniques used for the drawings, based on their role as a means of support in the design process and the graphic presentation of his work. In the framework of integrative education, the interplay between the courses ‘Perspective drawing and presentation techniques’ and ‘Design studio: man and adaptability’ is explicitly graded.
Evaluation exam assignment: 40 % of the total mark.
A mix of online and on-campus teaching is possible, for lectures as well as for practicals/exercises.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Architectural Engineering: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Urban Design and Spatial Planning: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)