Aim
The course aims at providing the student with insight about the multitude of the experimenting architect’s line of work. To offer a broad knowledge of contemporary architecture and the methods and concepts used by the most successful architects in their practice. To take part of their work, theories and also provide a basic knowledge of the problems faced by experimental, investigating architecture.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• show understanding of the background of architectural creative processes

• show understanding of different architectural theories and their application

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

• actively take part in discussions about architectural creative reseach

• actively be able to discuss architecture’s role in, and relation to, society

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to resent his or her thoughts on the architect’s role in global society in a short paper

Contents
The focus of the course is to give, in an international perspective, an insight in the professional field of the architect and its relation to society.

The course is a series of lectures. Invited lecturers are mainly architects of high international standards, representatives of contemporary global currents of architecture, researchers and teachers from Lund university.

Literature
Each lecturer has the opportunity to present literature and information on his subject..