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Theory of Architecture
Think! - This integrative lecture course provides the theoretical context for the design project. Through case studies of key theoretical work in architecture, the studio design is set and developed in a historical, political and philosophical context encouraging students to be able to think across tendencies, trends and events and position themselves as architects in today’s society.

The issue of transcendence in our profession, namely, the capacity (and ‘obligation’) of Architecture in “making history” is one that interests us both from a cognitive point of view and from the point of view of our own professional practice. This lecture is devoted to the understanding of history as a design tool, and of the operative role that Architecture Theory can have direclty on the drafting table of a designer.
Along this course the student will discover how behind a building of historic importance there is a professional practice that dealth with the practical issues involved in the making of the architectural artefact, but also dealt with the theoretical issues implied in each choice involved in the building of it.

Indicative Content
Theory of Architecture 1 will link the forms chosen by architects in the course of history with the intentions those forms had, and to the contexts they were responding to. The idea being to revert each of those relations to our present times and to refer them to the choices made today by architects and by the students themselves in their own works in their design studios.

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Introduction to the concept of “(historic) meaning” in western architecture (Texts by: Christian Norberg Schulz)
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Introduction to the notion of Architecture as cosmic perceptual tool and its role in the essence of our specie (Comments on texts by: Maurice Merleau-Ponty on Martin Heiddegger)
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Introductions to some of the most important Architectural Manifestoes known to us.
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Analysis of formal architectural choices in regards to technology, economy, social impact, and general performance.


Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course each participant should:

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Define (or in the best cases refine) his or her larger picture of the History of Western Architecture
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Be able to analyze different architectural decisions in terms of their ultimate intentions.
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Recognize and discuss the contemporary issues that could, or should, be relevant and, thus significant in his/or her architecture.
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Acquire the ability to discuss architectural decisions aside from personal taste and in relation to the relevant issues those decisions ultimately address.
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Have the capacity to critically collect pertinent references to his/her work in studio they could present on their studio reviews.


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