THEORIES OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM (ARC61303)

THEORIES OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM (ARC61303) 

Module Teaching Objectives  

1. To engage students with relevant theories which have shaped cities and experience around architecture, 

 including its role as mediator between our society and its architecture 

2. To provide critical perspectives on key issues within the contemporary discourse of architecture, through 

 integration of case-studies and theoretical studies 

3. To enhance the understanding of the complexity of architecture and the ability to undertake independent 

 research 

Module Learning Outcomes 

1. Describe the theoretical issues related to design through study of architecture and urbanism and its related studies 

2. Identify the different architectural theories which inform the development of architecture and urban forms 

3. Analyze and critique the relationship between architecture and its social, cultural, and intellectual context 

4. Analyze architecture and urban forms in relation to relevant architectural theories 

5. Produce, orally and in writing, a critical interpretation of architecture and urbanism in relation to relevant 

theories within the contemporary discourse of architecture 

Project Theorizing Architecture

Learning Outcomes 

1.Analyse architecture and urban forms in relation to relevant architectural theories 

2.Analyse and critique the relationship between architecture and its social, cultural and intellectual context 

3.Produce, orally and in writing, a critical interpretation of architecture and urbanism in relation to relevant theories within the contemporary discourse of architecture 

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