Alexandra Alegre, Francisco Teixeira Bastos, Maria Bacharel, Ana Fernandes
ATHENS PROGRAMME, short duration course (1 week) for 20 students from major European technological institutions (12 different nationalities)
Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon
13-17 November, 2017



Aim
The course is committed to developing a broad basis of debate on the pedagogical, social, cultural, environmental and design issues regarding secondary school buildings, and their impact on the learning experiences and student school life.
The course aims at engaging students from different fields (Architecture, Urban Planning, Engineering, Science, Sociology, History, Economics) with designers, scholars, and experts, in deepening the discussion about school building architecture.
The course emphasises the understanding on how architecture affects the people who live within it, and, conversely, how pedagogical, social, political and cultural values affect the design of school buildings.
Work Methodology
This one-week studio-based program focuses on (1) understanding previous experiences of students as users of a school building; (2) the study of well known school buildings from the history of architecture, buildings awarded in a specific context, and school buildings from the city of Lisbon; and (3) presenting an architectural manifesto that should combine a critical view (regarding the previous study of school buildings) and a new proposal for the design of a school building - concepts and ideas that should guide its design.
Students from different fields and backgrounds will be arranged in multidisciplinary groups to discuss their experiences regarding the secondary schools and to develop a school manifesto.
A brief theoretical framework for architecture and school architecture (Module I and Module II) is presented. Module I aims at introducing basic architectural concepts and principles for an introduction to the architecture discipline. Module II aims at presenting the aspects that guided the design of school buildings during the last century and the evolution of its design, using well-known case studies from the history of architecture. The Portuguese background is presented, as well as the significant examples in the city of Lisbon.
Students are expected to develop a potential scenario in a studio work methodology in groups of four. The final result should be based on students' past experiences and on the contents that students have acquired during the course. The multiple insights that students will acquire while visiting the city of Lisbon and discovering some representative High School Buildings can also provide valuable perceptions for the final work. Therefore, final work can be based on fieldwork involving direct data capture using different means of representation - photos, designs, schemes and diagrams, films, etc. and visual analysis techniques.

Alexandra Alegre, Francisco Teixeira Bastos, Maria Bacharel, Ana Fernandes
ATHENS PROGRAMME, short duration course (1 week) for 20 students from major European technological institutions (12 different nationalities)
Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon
13-17 March, 2017



Goals
The course aims at introducing students to the theme of architecture of school buildings focusing issues such as the design of the learning spaces, the outdoor spaces, and the relationship with the city. Moreover, the course is committed to developing a broad basis of debate on the pedagogical, social, cultural, environmental, and design issues regarding educational facilities, and their impact on the learning experiences.
The course aims at engaging students from different fields (Architecture, Education, Urban Planning, Engineering, Science, Sociology, History, Economics, etc.) with designers, scholars, and experts, in deepening the discussion about School Building Architecture.
The course emphasises the understanding on how architecture affects the people who live within it, and, conversely, how pedagogical, social, political and cultural values affect the design and the use of the built environment.
Programme
A one-week studio-based program focused on the previous experiences of the individuals, the analysis of Lisbon's school buildings, and the study of representative school buildings from different periods and international contexts.
Students from different fields and backgrounds will be arranged in multidisciplinary groups to discuss experiences and propose potential scenarios - a school architecture manifesto.
Studio work methodology will be based on fieldwork in the city of Lisbon, including visits to some of the most significant school buildings built during the 20th century, together with theoretical modules, discussion based on Pecha Kucha presentations, projection of films and text readings.
The course is student-centred, based on problem solving and experimentation techniques and it is expected for the students to actively engage, participate and interact.