RMB 14 - Research Seminar and Thesis

Recommended Prerequisites

N/A

Teaching Methods

The course will be structured as a workshop focused on the development of the student’s research project.
Each session will explore one theme, as leitmotiv for presentation and critics of student work. Other professors or
researchers will bring case studies for discussion and comparison with students proposals

Learning Outcomes

his course is designed to provide a set of research lines that will enable the development of research projects in
Reuse of Modernist Buildings, by groups of students.
This course must be combined with the Design Studio course, of the 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd semesters. The main
objective is to support students in the construction and development of the research project, namely the definition
of the theme, research methodologies through design, structure and strategy, research tools and bibliography.
The aim is to develop ability to research.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The program of the course is oriented to the practical application of research methods on RMB, in order to define

and structure the student’s research project, within the research lines proposed by professors

- Presentation of research lines: concepts and practices

- Development of the research project: theme, state of the art, structure, strategy, methodology, tools and literature

- Critical analysis of case studies - Critical review of research

- critic report of scientific papers

- Elaboration of a project portfolio

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Report of a seminar or field trip: 100.0%

Bibliography

Borden, I. - Rüedi, K. (2000), The Dissertation. An architecture Student’s Handbook, London, Architectural Press.
Schön, D. (1983). The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action, New York, Basic Books.
Victor Margolin “A “Social Model” of Design: Issues of Practice and Research” http://www.mitpressjournals.org
/doi/pdf/10.1162/074793602320827406
Findeli, A. (2004). “La recherche-projet: une méthode pour la recherche en design”. Paper presented at the
Symposium de recherche sur le design, Bâle, Suisse.
Frayling, C. (1993). Research in art and design. Royal College of Art Research Papers series, 1(1).
Groat, L. & Wang, D. (2013). Architectural Research Methods. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons