Scholar Architect 2021
Scholar Architect 2021
Contributor(s): Florina Tufescu (Translator), Anda-Ioana Sfinteş (Editor)
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture, Higher Education
Published by: Universitatea de Arhitectură şi Urbanism »Ion Mincu«
Keywords: architectural approaches; urban planning; educational frameworks; analytical methods; research direction;
Summary/Abstract: This volume brings together different approaches to architecture, urban planning and education in these fields, different modes of understanding, analysis, expression, representation and varied connections to practice, yet all of them gravitating around recurring keywords and inviting the reader to filter information on the basis of their own interests, to draw their own connections and above all to determine their own research direction and to pursue it.
- Print-ISBN-13: 978-606-638-246-5
- Page Count: 240
- Publication Year: 2022
- Language: English
A few reflections on the desiderata of contemporary architecture
A few reflections on the desiderata of contemporary architecture
(A few reflections on the desiderata of contemporary architecture)
- Author(s):Magdalena Stănculescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture
- Page Range:3-17
- No. of Pages:15
- Keywords:contemporary architecture; architectural education; curriculum development; teaching methods; educational spaces;
- Summary/Abstract:Reflections on the desiderata of contemporary architecture, with implications for trends in architectural education, for the manner of improving the curriculum and the teaching methods and for the adaptation of spaces for high-quality architectural education.
A discussion about communication. Perspectives on the architecture portfolio
A discussion about communication. Perspectives on the architecture portfolio
(A discussion about communication. Perspectives on the architecture portfolio)
- Author(s):Oana Anca Abălaru Obancea
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Education, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture
- Page Range:19-27
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:architectural portfolio; professional communication; skills representation; material selection; design object;
- Summary/Abstract:The portfolio is the architect’s visiting card. Starting from the specificities of communication in architecture, the present chapter proposes an examination of this item, which is essential for professionals in the field. Firstly, the study details targets, categories, modes of organisation and principles for the selection and structuring of material that can reveal the abilities and competencies acquired in the course of the academic and professional trajectory. Secondly, it fully acknowledges the fact that the portfolio is a design object in itself, one that deserves our full attention and dedication.
The diploma in four keywords. Interviews
The diploma in four keywords. Interviews
(The diploma in four keywords. Interviews)
- Author(s):Anda-Ioana Sfinteş, Marian Moiceanu, Tiberiu Florescu, Simona Munteanu, Georgică Mitrache, Horia Moldovan, Magdalena Stănculescu, Melania Dulămea, Anca Mitrache, Niculae Grama, Dan Marin
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Education, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture, Higher Education
- Page Range:31-79
- No. of Pages:49
- Keywords:coherence; responsibility; complexity; innovation; diploma evaluation'
- Summary/Abstract:The interviews (…) bring up four keywords in approaching a diploma project: coherence, responsibility, complexity and innovation. The answers, given by teachers who are members of the UAUIM leadership board and/or presidents of diploma juries, highlight the diversity of the ways in which students could interpret and follow these criteria after their own fashion.
Contemporary approaches
Contemporary approaches
(Contemporary approaches)
- Author(s):Anda-Ioana Sfinteş, Ionuț Anton, Ana Daniela Anton
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture
- Page Range:81-89
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:architectural meaning; evaluative criteria; creative disciplines; societal relevance; contemporary approaches;
- Summary/Abstract:Architecture, urban planning, design in general acquire new attributes and meanings through the lenses of approaches that use different criteria, values and types of problems as their reference points. In-depth exploration of such directions can lead these creative disciplines towards the (re)discovery and (re)assertion of their role and relevance to contemporary society.
9x9 method
9x9 method
(9x9 method)
- Author(s):Andrei Mitrea, Dana Milea
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture
- Page Range:92-115
- No. of Pages:25
- Keywords:9x9 method; architectural pedagogy; theoretical concepts; progressive complexity; design exercises;
- Summary/Abstract:The 9x9 method (…) was born at ETH Zürich. Its creation and development are connected to Dietmar Eberle and his design studio (…). A series of exercises with solved examples accompany the theoretical concepts, which are introduced one by one. The complexity of the theoretical grounding and of the practical applications increases gradually, as each set of new information is placed in the context of the already assimilated ones.
The Netzstadt Method / Die Netzstadtmethode
The Netzstadt Method / Die Netzstadtmethode
(The Netzstadt Method / Die Netzstadtmethode)
- Author(s):Andrei Mitrea, Dana Milea
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture
- Page Range:116-161
- No. of Pages:47
- Keywords:Netzstadt Method; urban development; functional conversion; sustainable development; urban design orientation;
- Summary/Abstract:The story of the project which gave birth to the Netzstadt Method began in 1993, when Franz Oswald first met Peter Baccini to discuss a research project dedicated to urban development. (…) The two concluded from their discussion that urban design would have to be systematically oriented towards the functional conversion of cities since this was the only professionally acceptable alternative from the point of view of sustainable development.
Digital tools
Digital tools
(Digital tools)
- Author(s):Ana Daniela Anton, Ionuț Anton
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Economy, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
- Page Range:165-175
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:computational design; digital fabrication; interdisciplinary practice; technological customisation; architectural role transformation;
- Summary/Abstract:In contemporary architectural practice, the architect’s role is in the process of renegotiation, in the sense of their direct and active involvement in computational design and digital fabrication. The use of digital tools enables designers to apply their knowledge and to re-establish their interdisciplinary credentials. Architects have started to actively develop their own design culture by customising working technology as part of their professional practice.
Digitised and born-digital heritage
Digitised and born-digital heritage
(Digitised and born-digital heritage)
- Author(s):Ioana Elena Zacharias Vultur
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Economy, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
- Page Range:177-201
- No. of Pages:25
- Keywords:digitised heritage; digital reconstruction; architectural heritage; methodological rigour; authenticity preservation;
- Summary/Abstract:This mini-guide attempts to present in an objective manner different personal projects and initiatives dedicated to digitised heritage and to the digital reconstructions of architectural heritage while also showing the potential and the (current) limitations of these instruments of research and exploration. Developing a working method is essential in retaining a degree of value and authenticity for the recorded or reconstructed object or ensemble. Responsibility and the fundamental principles of working with architectural heritage are also valid in digital environments.
Sustainable architecture. Stages of design and related concepts
Sustainable architecture. Stages of design and related concepts
(Sustainable architecture. Stages of design and related concepts)
- Author(s):Adrian Moleavin
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture, Sociology, Environmental interactions
- Page Range:203-229
- No. of Pages:27
- Keywords:sustainability; architecture; multidisciplinary process; built environment; lifestyle impact
- Summary/Abstract:Applying the concept of sustainability to the field of architecture represents a complex, multidisciplinary process, which has an impact on the qualities of the built environment as well as on mentalities and lifestyles.
