Design in Context

The course goal is to introduce the students to a more complex design development environment where different projects will be develop through analysis, ideation, design development and/or assessment towards completion and evaluation. The projects can be based on design development, design & build or research-and-development (R&D). The students are able to work on their own design development competency, especially within wood architecture, organisation and management of projects and participation in R&D projects that are ongoing at NTNU or partners during the course. During all projects, the students are expected to work in a cross-disciplinary environment and approach.

---Knowledge: The Candidate has... - Knowledge of theory on architectural project development. - Experienced and theoretical knowledge on collaboration in architectural development - Technical knowledge on the design of small scale wood architecture ---Skills: The Candidate can.... - Analyze, evaluate and discuss different elements of the architectural development process of a small scale structure or building. - Develop a small scale wood-based project as part of a team - Orient themselves within and draw knowledge from closely associated fields of knowledge ---Competence: The Candidate can... - Communicate their work professionally and in an academic context - Take responsibility for their own learning and professional development, and to use their insights in new and novel ways. - Reflect critically on their own work, create new frames of understanding and break down conventions. - Reflect and place their own work in an ethical framework within the field of architectural practice.

The course will only accept 15 students. The course is organized as an architectural office with assignments. The students will organize themselves as a self-guided team that will manage their projects from the first client dialogue to completion. The projects will run in parallel and the team needs to assign responsibilities, tasks and projects between themselves to work efficiently. The individual students are given great freedom to develop their own competency within the framework of the project portfolio. The faculty does not oblige itself to teach the course if there are fewer than 12 students enrolled in the project course (15 study points) and fewer than 12 students enrolled in the associated theory course (7.5 study points).

The teacher will inform students at the start of the semester if there will be a voluntary excursion. Students who participate in voluntary excursions will be expected to pay an individual sum. Students who choose not to participate in the voluntary excursion will be offered an alternative teaching plan.

This course is offered to international master’s students. Language of instruction is English.