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Architectural Design Studio ZAN 2

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Course Unit Code226-0406/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SPA184Doc. Ing. arch. Eva Špačková, Ph.D.
Summary
Architectural Design Studio ZAN 2 is a course with an architectural studio type of teaching where students are taught working on basic tasks to understand the development of architectural design and its interpretation. ZAN 2 deepens students' abilities for creative work in the following architecture design studios. It leads them to develop a creative approach, understanding spatial and functional relationships and space orientation.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to prepare students for an architectural design studio work in subsequent semesters.
The course develops students‘ active creative abilities on a simple architectural tasks and the ability to understand the process of creating an architectural design. At the same time, students learn to present their own work with different techniques, to create and defend their own opinions, to collaborate, to perceive and to evaluate the work of others.
Course Contents
1. introduction, groups, tasks, designs and posters from ZAN1, portfolio
2. place, context, building plot
3. build-up, volume, silhouette
4. function, concept
5. developing the concept – site plan
6. art individual work
7. 1. presentation - CONCEPT IN THE PLACE
8. Developing the concept - space
9. Concept development, consultation
10. Development of concept - structure
11. Concept development - form
12. Development of concept - material, color
13. Concept development - graphics, logo, adjustment
14. 2. Presentation – SPACE, STRUCTURE, FORM
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Lipus, Radovan: Scénologie Ostravy. Praha, KANT a AMU, 2006.
Lipus, Radovan: Scénologie Ostravy. Praha, KANT a AMU, 2006.
Recommended Reading:
Hertzberger, Herman: Přednášky pro studenty architektury. MOX NOX, Dolní Kounice, 2012.
Lynch, Kevin: Obraz města. Bova Polygon, Praha 2004
Vybíral, Jindřich: Zrození velkoměsta. Architektura v obraze Moravské Ostravy 1890-1938. NPÚ a ERA, 2003
Hertzberger, Herman: Přednášky pro studenty architektury. MOX NOX, Dolní Kounice, 2012.
Lynch, Kevin: Obraz města. Bova Polygon, Praha 2004
Vybíral, Jindřich: Zrození velkoměsta. Architektura v obraze Moravské Ostravy 1890-1938. NPÚ a ERA, 2003
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51