PARADIGMS ON ARCHITECTURE
- Course
- ARCH609 - PARADIGMS ON ARCHITECTURE
- Department
- Architecture - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
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Course Description
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PARADIGMS ON ARCHITECTURE
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | 10.2.2026 Introduction to the course. |
| Week 2 | 17.2.2026 Concept of Paradigm- definitions, definition of culture, comparison of different paradigms |
| Week 3 | 24.2.2026 Tradition and Modernity/Post modernity as Different Paradigms; Ancient science, Scientific Development (separation of areas, disciplines) and Significance of Change; Matriarchy and Patriarchy as Different Paradigms- reflections on architecture. |
| Week 4 | 03.3.2026 Changes in Philosophy (separation of arts and crafts; politics, ethics and economics), Philosophies on Transformation and Change- Tradition, rejection of history. What are the turns in philosophy? Definitions of culture. Are hese definitions related to the concept of paradigm? |
| Week 5 | 10.3.2026 Midterm take-home exam and presentations |
| Week 6 | 17.3.2026 Ancient science and modern science comparison. Development and fragmentation of sciences. What are the turns in science? On science in architecture and design research. Will AI’s cause a new paradigm? Previous utopias, dystopias, heterotopias and their relation to architecture. |
| Week 7 | 23.3.2026 - 10.4.2026 Midterm exams and jury week |
| Week 8 | 10.4.2026 Ancient art- ideal frozen form, Changes towards Modern art (originality, individualism)- moving forms, deformed forms- reflections on architecture. What are the turns in art? On form and meaning in architecture. |
| Week 9 | 21.4.2026 Evolution of the general concept of paradigm. How many different definitions exist? How can this transformation be explained? Which concepts can be useful to differentiate paradigms related to architecture? |
| Week 10 | 28.4.2026 Classic architecture- Firmitas/Utilitas/Venustas, proportions (including Vitrivius, Leon Battista Alberti) Rationalist and modernist architecture (including Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe) Critical architecture (including Manfredo Tafuri, Henri Lefevbre) Digital architecture (including Patrick Schumacher and Zaha Hadid Architects) Are they different paradigms? |
| Week 11 | 05.5.2026 Tectonic architecture (articulation of material, structure, detail; tectonic meaning + the concept of montage versus unity, ontological approach to time) Gottfried Semper, Kenneth Frampton, Gevork Hartoonian; Post-modern architecture (semiotics, contextual symbolism, canonic/iconic… classicism, sensational image making) Neil Leach, Robert Venturi, Charles Jencks; Phenomenological approach to architecture (place, corner, sensory experience, existential experience) C. Norberg Schulz, Juhani Pallasmaa; Ecological approach to architecture (sustainability, ecology, bioclimatic approach) Are they different paradigms? Are they different paradigms with respect to the approaches studied in week 8? |
| Week 12 | 12.5.2026 Transformation of concepts of paradigm and transformation of the concept in architecture. In which terms the differences can be explained? |
| Week 13 | 16.5.2026 Final take-home exam and presentations |
| Week 14 | 18.5.2026 - 12.6.2026 Final exams and Juries |
| Week 15 | - |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Thomas Kuhn (2012[1962]) The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. The University of Chicago.
- 02 Kenneth Frampton (2020) Modern Architecture: A Critical History. Thames and Hudson.
- 03 Duafang Lu (Ed.) (2021) The Routledge Companion to Contemporary Architectural History. Routledge.
- 04 Erics von Dietze (2001) Paradigms explained, Rethinking Thomas Kuhn`s Philosophy of Science. Bloomsburg Academy.
Learning Outcomes
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Program Outcomes
- P01 Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to architecture; reaching original results by using the specialistic knowledge in analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating new and complex ideas (knowledge).
- P02 The ability to evaluate and use new information in architecture with a systematical approach (skill).
- P03 Developing a new idea, method, design and/or application which brings about innovation in architecture; or, applying a conventional idea, method, design and/or application to a different environment; researching, grasping, designing and applying an original subject (skill).
- P04 The ability to critically analyze, synthesize and evaluate the new and complex ideas (skill).
- P05 Acquiring the most developed skills about using the research methods in studies in architecture (skill).
- P06 Contributing to the progress in architecture by independently carrying out a study which uses a new idea, method, design and/or application which brings about innovation in the area; or, applying a conventional idea, method, design and/or application to a different environment (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
- P07 Expanding the limits of knowledge in architecture by publishing at least one scientific article in an international peer reviewed journal and/or creating or interpreting an original work (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
- P08 Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the original and inter-disciplinary problems (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
- P09 Developing new ideas and methods in architecture by making use of high level intellectual processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making (Learning Competence).
- P10 Ability to see and develop social relationships and the norms directing these relationships with a critical look and the ability to direct the actions to change these when necessary (Communication and Social Competency).
- P11 The ability to establish effective communication with experts in the international environments to discuss the area-related subjects and to defend original opinions, showing one’s competency in the area (Communication and Social Competency).
- P12 Proficiency in a English – at least European Language Portfolio C1 Level- and establishing written, oral and visual communication and developing argumentation skills with that language (Communication and Social Competency).
- P13 Contributing to the society’s state and progress towards being an information society by announcing and promoting the technological, aesthetic, scientific and social developments in architecture (Area Specific Competency).
- P14 Ability to establish effective communication in the solving of the architectural problems, by using the strategic decision making processes (Area Specific Competency).
- P15 Contributing to the solution of social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems related to architecture and promoting the development of these values (Area Specific Competency).
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