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Architectural Criticism

Feoktistova Elena Alexandrovna

Description: Studying and mastering the theoretical, methodological and practical aspects of architectural criticism as an important and integral part of the creative process of architectural design, and in the context of the development of architectural studies in contemporary architecture.

Amount of credits: 5

Пререквизиты:

Pre-Project Analysis

Course Workload:

Types of classes	hours
Lectures	45
Practical works
Laboratory works
SAWTG (Student Autonomous Work under Teacher Guidance)	30
SAW (Student autonomous work)	75
Form of final control	Exam
Final assessment method	A creative examination in the form of a critical essay.

Component: University component

Cycle: Profiling disciplines

Goal

To familiarise undergraduates with the basics of the concepts of 'architectural criticism' from the perspective of the professional scientific theory of criticism, to cover issues of the interaction between criticism and other disciplines of architectural studies and the role of contemporary criticism in the professional community.

Objective

A study of the theoretical basis for the formation and development of professional architectural criticism;
An introduction to the specifics of architectural criticism and trends in its development at the present stage of society and the profession;
The basics of professional critical analysis of material objects and the various spheres of architectural activity (research, design, journalism, education).

Learning outcome: knowledge and understanding

Know the basic concepts, theoretical and methodological foundations of architectural criticism;
Have an understanding of the typology and types of genres of architectural criticism;

Learning outcome: applying knowledge and understanding

Define the genres of architectural criticism;
Conduct a critical examination of the process of interpreting form in architecture;

Learning outcome: formation of judgments

Understand the role and importance of professional criticism as a communication system between architecture, design and society;

Learning outcome: communicative abilities

To present verbally and verbally competent ideas, to critically evaluate the components of the architectural process, and to participate in professional debates on architectural and urban planning issues;

Learning outcome: learning skills or learning abilities

Conduct a critical analysis of an architectural object on their own.

Teaching methods

traditional technologies;

innovative technologies.

Assessment of the student's knowledge

Teacher oversees various tasks related to ongoing assessment and determines students' current performance twice during each academic period. Ratings 1 and 2 are formulated based on the outcomes of this ongoing assessment. The student's learning achievements are assessed using a 100-point scale, and the final grades P1 and P2 are calculated as the average of their ongoing performance evaluations. The teacher evaluates the student's work throughout the academic period in alignment with the assignment submission schedule for the discipline. The assessment system may incorporate a mix of written and oral, group and individual formats.

Period	Type of task	Total
1 rating	The author's article: Results of the work with sources. A bibliography list.	0-100
	Table with an analysis of the critics' work
	Check-up work
	Completion of self-study assignments
2 rating	Translation of article	0-100
	Analysis of the text of the article
	Essay
	Author's article
Total control	Exam	0-100

The evaluating policy of learning outcomes by work type

Type of task	90-100	70-89	50-69	0-49
Type of task	Excellent	Good	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory
A creative exam in the form of a critical essay.	The work fully meets all the requirements, and is also characterized by scientific novelty. The topic of the essay is fully disclosed, the author's position is clearly expressed, there are logical and reasoned conclusions. Examples from the world architectural and urban planning theory and practice are presented, convincingly and fully characterizing the problem considered in the essay.	The work fully meets all the requirements, and is also characterized by scientific novelty. In general, the topic of the essay is disclosed; the conclusions are formulated, but insufficiently substantiated. The author's position is not clearly manifested. Examples from the world architectural and urban planning theory and practice are given, partially and not very convincingly characterizing the problem.	The work as a whole meets the requirements. The topic of the essay is not fully disclosed, one's own position is poorly reflected, conclusions are available, but they are not substantiated; the material is presented inconsistently, without appropriate argumentation. There are not enough examples from the world architectural and urban planning practice.	The work fully meets all the requirements, and is also characterized by scientific novelty. The topic of the essay is fully disclosed, the author's position is clearly expressed, there are logical and reasoned conclusions. Examples from the world architectural and urban planning theory and practice are presented, convincingly and fully characterizing the problem considered in the essay.
Control work	It is put for work done without errors and defects, at least 90% of the tasks must be completed.	It is put to work if there is no more than one blunt error and one flaw in it, no more than three flaws. Between 70 and 89% of the tasks must be completed.	It is set if the student has correctly completed at least 50% of the entire work or has made no more than one gross error and two defects, no more than one gross and one coarse error, no more than three coarse errors, one coarse error and three defects, if there are four or five defects.	It is put for work done without errors and defects, at least 90% of the tasks must be completed.
The author's article:	The topic of the article is relevant and differs in scientific novelty. The structure and design meets all the requirements. The topic is fully disclosed, the text is presented logically with reasonable conclusions. At least 25 sources were used, including at least 5 in a foreign language. The originality of the text according to the anti-plagiarism system is at least 80%.	The topic of the article is relevant and may differ in scientific novelty. The structure and design meets all the requirements, but may include several minor flaws. The topic is disclosed almost completely, the text is presented with slight violations of the logic of presentation with fairly reasonable conclusions. At least 20 sources were used, including at least 5 in a foreign language. The originality of the text according to the anti-plagiarism system is at least 75%.	The topic of the article is relevant. The structure and design meet the requirements, but may include several minor flaws. The topic is not fully disclosed, the text is presented in violation of the logic of presentation, the conclusions are inconclusive. At least 20 sources were used, including at least 5 in a foreign language. The originality of the text according to the anti-plagiarism system is at least 70%.	The topic of the article is relevant and differs in scientific novelty. The structure and design meets all the requirements. The topic is fully disclosed, the text is presented logically with reasonable conclusions. At least 25 sources were used, including at least 5 in a foreign language. The originality of the text according to the anti-plagiarism system is at least 80%.
Мақаланы талдау	All stages of the article analysis are performed competently and in full.	All stages of the article analysis were performed quite competently, but not in full – from 70 to 89%.	Some stages of the article analysis contain errors, and the completeness of the analysis ranges from 50 to 69%.	All stages of the article analysis are performed competently and in full.

Evaluation form

The student's final grade in the course is calculated on a 100 point grading scale, it includes:

40% of the examination result;
60% of current control result.

The final grade is calculated by the formula:

FG = 0,6	MT₁+MT₂	+0,4E
	2

Where Midterm 1, Midterm 2are digital equivalents of the grades of Midterm 1 and 2;

E is a digital equivalent of the exam grade.

Final alphabetical grade and its equivalent in points:

The letter grading system for students' academic achievements, corresponding to the numerical equivalent on a four-point scale:

Alphabetical grade	Numerical value	Points (%)	Traditional grade
A	4.0	95-100	Excellent
A-	3.67	90-94	Excellent
B+	3.33	85-89	Good
B	3.0	80-84
B-	2.67	75-79
C+	2.33	70-74
C	2.0	65-69	Satisfactory
C-	1.67	60-64
D+	1.33	55-59
D	1.0	50-54
FX	0.5	25-49	Unsatisfactory
F	0	0-24	Unsatisfactory

Topics of lectures

Introductory lecture
Architectural science and design
Architectural studies
Historical, theoretical and methodological problems
Typology of architectural criticism
The architectural work as an object of architectural criticism
Genres of architectural criticism
Architectural magazine and criticism
Architectural studies as the science of the development of architectural thought
Architectural studies as the science of the development of architectural thought
Architectural studies as the science of the development of architectural thought
Exploring the heritage of architectural thought
The process of interpreting form in architecture
Architectural critics of our time

Key reading

Arhitekturovedenie i arhitekturnaya kritika [Tekst] : uchebnoe posobie / O. A. SHipicyna. - 2-e izd., ispr. i dop. - Ekaterinburg : Arhitekton, 2012. - 336 p.
SHipicyna O.A., Tarasova I.V. Paradigma arhitekturnoj kritiki: arhitekturno-kriticheskaya deyatel'nost' v strategicheskom izmerenii / O. A. SHipicyna, I.V. Tarasova // Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo arhitekturno-stroitel'nogo universiteta. – 2007. – №2. – S.52–59.
SHvec A.V., Tarasova I.V. Doktrinal'naya kritika kak odin iz metodov arhitekturnoj kritiki [Elektronnyj resurs] / A.V. SHvec, I.V. Tarasova // Arhitekton: izvestiya vuzov. № 46. Iyun' 2014. - URL: http://archvuz.ru/2014_2/22
Kislyh T.A. Model' sistematizacii metodov kriticheskogo issledovaniya arhitekturnogo ob"ekta [Elektronnyj resurs] / T.A. Kislyh // Aktual'nye problemy arhitektury i dizajna: Mat-ly nauch. studencheskoj konf. // Arhitekton: izvestiya vuzov. № 22 (Prilozhenie). 2008. – URL: http://archvuz.ru/2008_22/38

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