Postgraduate Course: Readings in Contemporary Architectural Theory (ARCH11022)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course specifically examines the place of architecture within the wider context of cultural production and globalisation. It examines a number of strands in contemporary architectural theory that seek to challenge and unsettle various discipline-specific orthodoxies that have informed architecture in the past. In particular, it explores issues of power, the philosophy of technology, the politics of domination, the production of space, history as disjunction, gender issues, discourses of the unconscious, cyberspace, theories of interpretation, and deconstruction as these topics pertain to contemporary architecture. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Costs in the presentation of their work. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Friday |
| Central | Laboratory | | 1-11 | | 10:00 - 12:00 | | | |
| First Class |
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Seminar |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Appreciate the intellectual and critical dimensions of architectural practice.
- Engage in critical discussion, writing and design around the issues of architecture and contemporary cultural production.
- Show leadership in the professional and public contexts on issues to do with design, architecture and urbanism.
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Assessment Information
| Class assignments (100%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Mr Christopher Miller
Tel: 0131 221 6150
Email: c.miller@ed.ac.uk |
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