Architectural Toys - The Playful Construction of Architecture
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
CNAEF |
Architecture and Urbanism |
Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S ![Requerida a integração com o Moodle Ícone do Moodle](/faup/pt/imagens/MoodleIcon)
Cycles of Study/Courses
Acronym |
No. of Students |
Study Plan |
Curricular Years |
Credits UCN |
Credits ECTS |
Contact hours |
Total Time |
MIARQ |
19 |
MIARQ |
4 |
- |
3 |
- |
81 |
5 |
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
The main porpouse of the Architectural toys course is to develop the student's skills in the comprehension and conception of reintroduction process in the architectural field. Since the generic educative processes, to academic methods, is ask to the students to develop a theoretical approach in order to understand the different ways that the discipline found to educate the subject.
Learning outcomes and competences
At the end of the semester the student will present the results of their works
Working method
Presencial
Program
1. The architectural tradition - the proto-history of architectural teaching.
2. The little man - until the XVII century, a world without child
3. The child invention - de discovery of childhood and the processes of individual education
4. Teaching and education - formal and informal processes of knowledge transmission
5. The vanguards and the education - Architectural education in the first half of the XX century
6. The post-war - The architectural education in the second half of the XX century
7. The contemporaneity - new forms of disciplinary spread.
Mandatory literature
Juan Bordes;
Historia de los juguetes de construcción. ISBN: 978-84-376-3065-6
Juan Bordes;
Los^juguetes de las vanguardias. ISBN: 978-84-937233-5-4
Beatriz Colomina;
Cold war hothouses. ISBN: 1-56898-302-6
Tamar Zinguer;
Architecture in play. ISBN: 978-0-8139-3772-4
Teaching methods and learning activities
The Course is structured in two main parts: one theoretical and another practical with design exercizes.
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final exam
Assessment Components
designation |
Weight (%) |
Participação presencial |
30,00 |
Trabalho prático ou de projeto |
70,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
designation |
Time (hours) |
Elaboração de projeto |
40,00 |
Frequência das aulas |
41,00 |
Total: |
81,00 |
Eligibility for exams
The evaluation is based on the resoults.
Calculation formula of final grade
The classification is based on the final works and on the participation of students.
Observations
Numerus clausus:
For logistical and didactic reasons, the maximum number of students that can enroll in the course is 15.
According to the evolution of the pandemic caused by COVID-19, and depending on the guidelines that may be issued by the General Directorate of Health, there may be changes to the operating regime of classroom hours.