Advanced Architectural Design II
Avancerad arkitektonisk gestaltning II

AAHN06, 15.0 credits, A (Second Cycle)

Valid for: 2025/26
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering LTH
Decided by: PLED A
Date of Decision: 2025-04-01
Effective: 2025-05-05

General Information

Main field: Architecture with specialization in Advanced Architectural Design Depth of study relative to the degree requirements: Second cycle, in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Mandatory for: MARK1
Elective for: A4
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English

Aim

The course is designed to support the student’s ability to design a building or buildings in a foreign and complex physical context. The student will develop their competence and deepen their knowledge within the core areas of architecture by integrating external factors—such as the characteristics of the site—with the primary function of the building. In an unfamiliar context, the student will also acquire knowledge about a building’s inherent physical conditions, including sustainability, construction, and materials. The course aims to provide insights into a culturally different paradigm within the field of architecture, and how such a paradigm can be applied and further developed in a changing society. The student will also have the opportunity to strengthen their ability to communicate their project in an international context, both visually and verbally.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• demonstrate insight of the potential of architectural design in developing society, in its built reality, were long term quality raising aspects has been taken into consideration.

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

• demonstrate skill in advanced and complex architectural design,
• demonstrate ability to include adjacent adequate information in the design process,
• demonstrate ability in transforming a conceptual idea to a tangible architectural proposal,
• demonstrate ability to communicate the project in text, drawings and images.

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

• demonstrate ability to analyze and strategically elaborate adequate initial values.
• demonstrate ability in having an open minded approach to known and established aspects related to the forming of buildings and urban spaces,
• demonstrate ability to judge the value of the concept and the final result in respect to a human viewpoint,
• demonstrate ability in critical evaluation of own work in the design process.

Contents

The course’s applied assignment will be based on a context that is established but less familiar to the student. By introducing a working method that can be described as cyclical, the hypotheses formulated at each stage will be continuously evaluated, generating new perspectives that are carried forward in the design process. Artistic approaches will be set against locally established or scientifically grounded knowledge. The spatial program of the building may either be predetermined or developed as part of the design work. The purpose of the building may be of either a public or private nature. Collaboration with local stakeholders—whether official or independent—is prioritized but not required. Supervision is provided regarding the practical application of architectural knowledge in the design of building(s), as well as the communication of the achieved results. Teaching is conducted through individual or group-based exercises and activities. The course includes lectures and mandatory scheduled critiques (so-called “reviews”), as well as project supervision in the design studio. A 7.5-credit course is linked to this one, which includes literature studies, seminars, an optional study trip, and specialized knowledge related to the structural design of buildings.

Examination details

Grading scale: UG - (U, G) - (Fail, Pass)
Assessment: Approved assignment tasks, approved examination project and and at least 80% active attendance at seminars, visits and lectures. Compulsory attendance at reviews. The qualities of the project assignment and presentation are evaluated and dicussed by an examination team comprised of the course examiner, lecturers and external critics after which the examiner decides if the project is considered to fulfil the requirements for a pass. In the case of non-pass the student has the right to a new examination opportunity after any necessary amendment or re-formulation of the project. The examiner informs the student as to what is required in order to achieve a pass.

The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.

Modules
Code: 0112. Name: Advanced Architectural Design II.
Credits: 15.0. Grading scale: UG - (U, G).

Admission

Admission requirements:

• (ATHA10 The Theory and History of Architecture II (Year 2) or ATHA25 The Theory and History of Architecture IV (Year 2))
    and
  ATHF01 The Theory and History of Architecture V
    and
  AADA20 Digital Tools 5
    and
  ASBF05 The Fundamentals of Urban Design
    and
  AAHF01 Sustainable Technology in the Built Environment
    and
  AAHF10 Sustainable Architectural Design
    and
  ATHF01 The Theory and History of Architecture V
    and
  ATHF05 The Theory and History of Architecture VI
    and
  VBEA05 The Construction Process, Basic Course
    and
  AADA25 Digital Tools 6
    and
  (
    (AAHF35 Documentation and Communication and (AAHF20 Architecture - In Time and Space or AAHF26 Architecture - In Urban Contexts or AAHF30 Architecture - In the Contemporary) )
  or
    (AFKF05 Architecture - In Time and Space or ASMF01 Architecture - In Urban Contexts or AFKF01 Architecture - In the Contemporary)
  )

Reading list

• Course compendium and supplementary literature, the contents of which vary according to the choosen theme of the year.

Contact

Course coordinator: Andreea Marcu, andreea.marcu@abm.lth.se
Course coordinator: Maria Rasmussen, Maria.Rasmussen@abm.lth.se

Further information

The course is connected to "AAHN10 Integrated Design: Architectural Design – Structural Design, 7,5 hp”.