MIM 312 - architectural design 6

Course Objectives

1. Development of suitable design strategies in the execution of complex design problems
2. Research and discussion on contemporary architectural discourse, building associations
with them in architectural design activities 3. Assessment of urban and environmental
parameters as architectural design inputs 4. Building relations between architectural
design and different disciplinary expertise 5. Advanced use of sophisticated
representational tools and mediums for architectural design.

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.