The City and Its Complex Programmes
Assignments throughout the 1st semester take place in Copenhagen and thereby also serve as a general introduction to the capital of Denmark – as seen from an architectural and a planning point of view. Based on these general introductions, the assignment course takes its starting point in more specific studies of the city. The overall intention is that students develop architectural statements that relate both to the urban contexts and to a selection of social and functional programmes. A number of courses are linked to the assignment course, expanding on the relevant knowledge content. These courses are prepared by Study Department 3 and the School’s institutes, and they include seminars, workshops and small, project-related assignments.
The Material’s Architecture – Architecture’s Material
This 2nd semester constitutes the opposite to the 1st semester, as students work with product development based on studies of materials. The intention is to produce architecture in dialogue with detail, component and production as an introduction to quite different players and mindsets than those encountered in the 1st semester assignment. A number of courses linked to the assignment course, expanding on the relevant knowledge content. These courses are prepared by Study Department 3 and the School’s institutes, and they include seminars, workshops and small, project-related assignments.
Process and Project Development
During this semester, the individual student works with a theme or a project of their own choice. If a specific theme is chosen, this may serve as a basis for planning of the graduation project – and if a specific project is chosen, the actual course may serve as a process model for completion of the graduation project. Throughout the semester, students work in ways that reflect both analytical and more experimental approaches, and they have the opportunity to work with special communication forms. A number of courses are linked to the assignment course, expanding on the relevant knowledge content. These courses are prepared by Study Department 3 and the School’s institutes, and they include seminars, workshops and small, project-related assignments. The semester concludes with the preparation and approval of a programme for the graduation project in the 4th semester.
Graduation Project
A Department teacher is assigned to each graduation project as a continual supervisor for the student. Special consultants with specialist knowledge may also be requested, and joint reviews are held throughout the semester with the participation of several teachers from the Department.
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