Contemporary Architect Offices - BMEEPIP0893
CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL OFFICES - BMEEPIP0893
Head of course: Fruzsina BartaHours per week: 2 hours lecture
Credits: 2 creditsRequirements: Participation in 70% of the lessons is set as a condition.
Only the active practice counts for presence.
Final requirements: critical presentation submission + oral exam’Contemporary Architectural Offices’ is a theoretical course about contemporary Hungarian architecture. Guest lecturer Hungarian architects take lectures and site visits week by week from new buildings.
The aim of Contemporary Architectural Offices course is twofold. On the one hand, it intends to complete practical experience in university architectural education, on the other hand, would like to draw attention to the importance of architectural criticism, which is essential part of professional architectural practice.
For these purposes, during the semester, week by week we invite a well-known Hungarian architect / office as guest lecturer to presents its practice, plans and buildings in the form of a lecture or a site visit.
The lectures and site visits are in English language.
In the end of the semester during an oral exam every student has to make a critical presentation from one of the building which was presented in the course. The theme of the presentation will be given on the last lecture. On the 20th May 2024 there will be a consultation event according to the time schedule. The presentation should analyse the choosen building based on the author’s own point of view and opinion, plus have to compare with a similar building from the author’s home country. The final presentation has to be a scientific and theoretical architectural student lecture in maximum 6 minutes and 15 slides.
TIME SCHEDULE
1st week // 14th February 2025, Friday 14:15 // lecture
Introductory lecture - lecturer: Fruzsina Barta2nd week // 21st February 2025, Friday 14:15 // architectural tour
Contemporary Architecture in Budapest – lecturer: Fruzsina Barta3rd week // 28th February 2025, Friday 14:15 // lecture
1st Guest lecture4th week // 7th March 2025, Friday 14:15 // lecture
2nd Guest lecture5th week // 14th March 2025, Friday 14:15 // lecture
3rd Guest lecture6th week // 21st March 2025, Friday 14:15 // lecture
4th Guest lecture7th week // 28th March 2025, Friday 14:15 // no lecture
-8th week // 4th April 2025, Friday 14:15 // no lecture
5th Guest lecture9th week // 11th April 2025, Friday 14:15 // lecture
6th Guest lecture10th week // 18th April 2025, Friday 14:15 // no lecture
Springbreak11th week // 25th April 2025, Friday 14:15 // no lecture
Good Friday12th week // 2rd May 2025, Friday 14:15 // no lecture
Bank holiday13th week // 9th May 2025, Friday 14:15 // lecture
7th Guest lecture14th week // 16th May 2025, Friday 14:15 // lecture
Closing lecture about final presentation and choosing theme - lecturer: Fruzsina Barta14th week // 17th May 2025, Saturday 14:15 // lecture
8th Guest lecture15th week // 20th May 2025, Tuesday // consultation
Consultation - lecturer: Fruzsina Barta15th week // 23rd May 2025, Friday 24:00 // online submission
Submission of final presentation on TEAMS system16th week // 30th May 2025, Friday 24:00 // online submission
Delayed submission of final presentation on TEAMS system