Cursos / 1º Ciclo / Faculty of Architecture and Arts :: Architecture ( Integrated Master)

INTRODUÇÃO AO DESENHO - 2016/2017

1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 1st semester
ECTS: 5.5

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Patrícia Diogo
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Patrícia Diogo

Class type and School hours

Teórico-prática : 6 Horas

Teaching Language

Portuguese

Main Aims/Objectives

The Course of Introduction to Design has the overall objective the development of the basic principles of representation to facilitate the expression of ideas through design . It is intended to create conditions for the student to face the act of design with agility, spontaneity and consciousness. Unconsciously he will begin to think architecture "drawing" and recognize in this tool his identity.

Specific Aims/Objectives

The specific objective seeks to primarily fill gaps resulting from previous training regarding the grammar of the course , encouraging work habits based on a continuous process . The trial will be the means of knowledge.
It will be crucial to understand the design as a recreation of reality, and understand the substantial difference between the object and its representation, which will always be concise and expressed through established codes.

Skills to be acquired

The student should have acquired the observation and representation capabilities. He also should :
- Know the design process and the foundations of representation;
- Analyze the design of the shape and structuring geometry: simple elements or articulated
- Know how to use qualifiers features: light and shadow, tone and texture and color theory .
- Know the proportions of human figure: the classical canons, the whole and the parts, male and female figure.

Teaching Procedures

The teaching methodology is based on two major groups: the research and design . Through research , buoyed and contextualized in lectures, leads the student to the understanding of Architectural production method of professionals recognized worldwide for his work and contribution to the scientific area in question. The drawing introduces the student in the field of observation, thought, production and architectural representation.

Programme

The Course Program is developed through two distinct themes, but complementary. On the one point of view, the student will be introduced to the world of observation, encouraging the education of vision and world awareness of what surrounds us. On the other point of view, it will be called to recognize this same world and represent it on the basis of established canons for real representation.
Thus, the first half of the semester will be divided in two exercises: a representation, proportion, rhythm, structure and proportion of forms created through class compositions design; and the other consisting of the design of city space that is directly related to the land under study in the Course of Architecture I. The student realizes how the design of the exercise is not only an academic and artistic act, but also - and mainly - a powerful and essential project-development tool .

Evaluation Type

Assessment is continuous and is governed by the work done during term time for the Course . Monitoring, development and fulfillment of the various stages of evaluation of the exercises and the application of theoretical knowledge thereof, are coupled with the delivery of elements in the assessment.

Teaching Resources

- Computers with Internet access ;
- Specialized bibliography and available in media center and library UL ;
- Indication of fundamental texts for learning elements for the development of research and other relevant information deemed ;
- Multimedia material ( documentaries , images, etc.);
- Travel realization of study;
- Viewing movies.

Sustainability Objectives

Keywords

Analysis;
Drawing;
Note;
Representation.

Main Bibliography

Complementary Bibliography