Class Architectural Design II

The curricular unit of Architectural Design II, lasting 1 semester, consists of theoretical-practical classes, lasting 5 hours per week. Given the current pandemic state in which we find ourselves, most of the classes will be taught in the distance learning system (e-learning). Among the various objectives to be achieved, it is intended: To bring the student of Architecture closer to the practice of the sketch configured as a creative process, referring to drawing as a way of thinking and communicating; Explore the domain of architectural space through the representation of the space itself, following varied approaches and strategies; Begin the process of formalizing an author's language.

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Reflection exercise on two of the artistic vanguards of this period, both in terms of the attempt to value Man over the machine, as well as the proposed graphic solutions. The referential and the observer (referential in motion before a static observer; static referential before a moving observer). questioning Cartesian dogmas. 2.Tectonic vs stereotomic The architecture of matter and the architecture that seeks dematerialization and light. How to express one and the other through drawing. 3.The image interpreted through collages. In order to develop an abstract thought in students capable of refining the conceptualization process of the architectural project, several graphic records of an abstract nature are proposed, which students should look at as an architectural sketch. 4.Depth indicators Scale of the object, scale of the place  

Complementarity with the European research program and the DAU Roadmaps

RODRIGUES, Ana L. Madeira, (2000) O Desenho, Ordem do pensamento arquitectónico, Editorial Estampa, Lisboa. MOLINA, Juan J. G. (coord.), (2005) El Manual de Dibujo ? Estrategias de su Enseñanza en el Siglo XX. Madrid, Ediciones Cátedra ROBBINS, Edward (1994), Why Architects Draw. Massachusetts: MIT Press