MIM 411E - Architectural Design VII

Course Objectives

Developing appropriate designerly strategies and adopting/selecting relevant design tools to tackle the complex design situation defined is the primary objective of the course. Achieving advanced design solutions within a dynamic urban setting and representing its related conceptual/physical/spatial attributes as multi-modal outcomes defines the other objectives of the course.

Course Description

Investigation of multi-faceted design problems in various scales and details in discussion with the frameworks of participation, pluralism and social awareness; critical analysis and holistic evaluation of urban context, program, sustainability, energy, economy, advanced building systems and technologies together with contemporary debates, architectural theory and criticism; development of complex, multi-functional programs and building solutions; evaluating diverse disaster scenarios (natural or manmade) as inputs into the design process; advanced use of representational media.