Teaching GuideTerm
Higher Technical University College of Architecture
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Grao en Estudos de Arquitectura
 Subjects
  Architectural Design 1
   Methodologies
Methodologies Description
Guest lecture / keynote speech The theoretical content delivered will help students to deal with the proposed works and to understand the learning aims.
Workshop practices are introduced as well.
During the lectures, the contents of each work will be further explained, along with group assessments.
Attendance acreditation: notes and sketches taken on your portfolios.
Homework hours: the keynote speech content will be extended with bibliographic references, personal notes, pictures or sketches.
Student portfolio Notebook with blank sheets to be completed by the students with personal reflections, content from the lectures delivered, drawings and sketches of the workshop practices, etc.
Workshop In workshop sessions diverse methods are merged to enhance learning (Individual and/or team work, presentations of the results, debates and analysis, as well as individualised tutoring). Students will develop design projects, helped by the teachers' support and guidance. The Design Workshop is planned for small groups. This workshop is the foundation of this subject. In the workshop scheduled time, students will develop their design work with the support and supervision of teachers.
Homework hours: students will review and complete their work.
Workshop attendance Accreditation: Delivery of hand-ins developed in each session. The teacher will keep a register of the works assessed. All students must personally assess their work with the teacher.
Objective test At the end of the academic period, students must take a practical test in order to evaluate the skills achieved. Capacitiy and aptitudes in relation to the basics of architectural design are measured using this objective test.
Objective test preparation: development of workshop activities, attendance at keynote sessions, graphic analysis of referencial works of architecture, review of the work itself.
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