MIM 4902 - Diploma Project

Course Objectives

The diploma Project, as an essential phase of architectural education, aims to bring the students into adequate architectural knowledge, and the skills of reasoning and decision-making. It aims to validate that each student has acquired the understanding and competence necessary for the profession of architecture. It requires the demonstration of the knowledge and skills to produce an architectural solution and to make design decisions about a single project, as well as a comprehensive integration and consideration of design knowledge, and decisions across systems, scales, and disciplines. The diploma project consists of the student projects, 3 jury sessions to be held throughout the semester, a final review and a sketch exam. The final product is expected to culminate from the program defined in the brief. The semester-long design process concludes with an outcome of an architectural project reflecting students’ performances, intellectual actions, and their approach to architectural research and analyses within a given scope.

Course Description

The diploma Project, as an essential phase of architectural education, aims to bring the students into adequate architectural knowledge, and the skills of reasoning and decision-making. It aims to validate that each student has acquired the understanding and competence necessary for the profession of architecture. It requires the demonstration of the knowledge and skills to produce an architectural solution and to make design decisions about a single project, as well as a comprehensive integration and consideration of design knowledge, and decisions across systems, scales, and disciplines. The diploma project consists of the student projects, 3 jury sessions to be held throughout the semester, a final review and a sketch exam. The final product is expected to culminate from the program defined in the brief. The semester-long design process concludes with an outcome of an architectural project reflecting students’ performances, intellectual actions, and their approach to architectural research and analyses within a given scope.