Admission requirements
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Master of Architecture
Course description
In the TAP studio we teach building design with an emphasis on conceptual clarity, constructional logic and architectural form. The studio is oriented towards professional practice, giving students architectural training as well as design skills by focusing on architectural design of a given brief on a specific site.
Students develop their work individually based on partly individual programs. Collectively the studio production will be an exploration of a specific building category.
The brief for the spring 2026 semester will be to design a medium sized public building with specific and varied spatial requirements. Formal, spatial, structural, material and tectonic responses to the program will be explored and cultivated.
The studio discussions will be based on the acknowledgement that architectural quality depends on our care for the tangible and measurable requirements, as well as for the emotional and immeasurable dimensions of the program.
Learning Outcome
Knowledge:
- The studio will provide central knowledge of the architectural design processes as well as of core constituents of architectural production.
Skills:
- The studio teaches skills related to architectural production and representation such as critical thinking, outreach for expertise, means of communication and curatorial practice.
- The students will learn about methods to pursue architectural logic and explore and respond appropriately to questions concerning site, space, construction, tectonics, buildability and responsibility.
General competence:
- The studio will provide general competence in architectural thinking. Through individual and plenary talks over reference material and the studio work, students will gain experience in discussing architectural form and content and develop their understanding of architectural quality.
Teaching
The teaching methods of the studio are lectures, individual tutoring, pin-up discussions, text-talks and reviews.
There will be an excursion to a destination relevant for the project.
Physical attendance for teaching, tutoring, and other activities is expected and necessary to fulfill the learning outcomes.
Examination
Form of assessment: Project
Grouping: Individual
Grading scale: Pass/fail
Description of the assessment: The individual assessment at the end of the semester will be based on an evaluation of the final deliverance of the architectural project.