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This module introduces students to a range of historical and theoretical approaches and research methods so that they can productively engage with culturally specific architectural and urban questions and themes. It posits that in-depth, critical and rigorous thinking, research and writing are vital in making, and making sense of architecture, which is constantly shaped by, and shapes, other contexts, fields, discourses and practices. The course emphasizes the dynamic relationships between historical and theoretical work and contemporary design and practice; and between architecture and cities of the past and present.Ìý

This course consists of three main elements: a lecture series investigating the architectural and urban question of ‘space’, introducing students to a wide range of research methods and skills; seminars in which students opt to pursue a specialised theme via readings and discussions; and an independent research and writing project – involving a presentation, research proposal, and a final essayÌý– on a topic that students choose in response to the seminars.Ìý

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Teaching delivery:ÌýÌý

This module is taught through a lecture series (4 sessions), a seminar series (6 sessions) and individual tutorials (1 session). There will also be additional Writing Support sessions (lecture and tutorials).Ìý

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10 Indicative Topics:ÌýÌý

(Indicative seminar topics – based on module content on 2023/24)Ìý

Histories, theories and practices of global and environmental actions; conservation, archives, critical heritage; housing estates, living and building in cities and communities; domesticity and childhood; gender, sexuality and urban space, race and space, postcolonial approaches, modernity beyond the West, architectural image making, mapping, writing; performing space; and equity, sustainability and the city.ÌýÌý

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Module Aims:ÌýÌý

Students are supported in the development of an original essay. The essay is the culmination of your research and seminar work. A successful essay will: Use thoughtful and effective arguments, be based on rigorous research, using methods appropriate to the topic, demonstrate a wide range of background reading and critical reading skills, display an awareness and understanding of relevant theoretical discussions, and look creatively and intelligently at contemporary issues in architectural and/or urban production and interpretation.Ìý