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Skoða vefinn á ÍslenskuDepartment of Architecture
Architects have a role to change for the better - to increase tangible and intangible quality. Functional properties, aesthetics and ideology can have a wide impact on the environment and society and are involved many times a day in the life of every person.
Architecture is not a product but a methodology based equally on research, reasoning, attitude, aesthetics, intuition and imagination. In the architecture department, it is emphasized that students understand the theoretical principles of architecture and, based on their knowledge, can take a responsible attitude towards the environment and society.
Architecture is to a certain extent about spotting the possibilities in what has not yet happened. Students are therefore constantly encouraged to look for new solutions and ways, and give special training to originality, imagination and critical thinking.
Objectives of the Department of Architecture
- to offer ambitious learning and teaching
- to develop a learning community of teachers and students
- to develop interdisciplinary collaborative processes in design
- working towards sustainability
- to build a research culture that supports joint knowledge creation
- to face contemporary challenges in society with the methodology of design
- to convey the culture of design as a driving force in society
- to promote constructive changes in society
Since architecture is a force for change to increase the quality of life, great emphasis is placed on students dealing with the issues that are at the top of society's agenda. It is very important to focus attention on local conditions in a global context and to deal with the extremes of living in a small country with a vast and spectacular nature.
Emphasis is placed on understanding the traditional and historical context of the disciplines to which the courses are related and on raising new questions about the appropriate scope, type and production process in a modern context. Architects must deal with limited access to resources. Innovation therefore needs to be well thought out and put into context with systemic sustainability, in terms of the use of resources, production processes and the life cycle of raw materials.
Cooperation
Architecture always involves consultation and collaboration. The Department of Architecture strives to promote dialogue and collaboration with a diverse group of professionals and non-professionals, as this is an important part of the program. The department's teachers have established collaborations with a number of organizations, institutions and companies for the development of projects carried out in courses and research and/or development projects. Partnership models are diverse and in constant development and formation. Collaboration with different parties gives dialogue and communication the necessary place in all collaborative efforts in creativity and interdisciplinary thinking.
"Architecture deals with how all the world's inhabitants can live together on the earth - and it is both a complex and multi-layered subject."
