The Class learning outcomes mainly lie on:
a.) Relating building activity and designing activity, narrowing-down and identifying the Architects? role.
b.) Contextualizing Architecture in space, time, and in its relation with converging human activitie, namely in Technologies and Arts.
c.) Identifying a set of reference works in Architecture and its authors, in several periods of History.
d.) Exercise the student's research, synthesis and writing skills, within the scope of the production of the work of the statements.

Students shall be familiarized with several thematic fields, in the world of Architecture as well as in the wider frame of the Arts and Social Sciences.
This critical revision, to be carried-out in classes - or groups of classes - shall be set into the following fields:
I.Popular construction (or «architecture»),traditional building practices and high-culture Architecture.
II.«Innovation» in Architecture and the Arts:
-Paradigms in Architecture through times.
-Main figures in the Western architecture production: Portuguese and foreign architects.
III.Architecture and Technology:
- The modernist idealism.
The architectural typologies in the modern age

Assessment follows the ISCTE-IUL Knowledge and Competences General Assessment Regulation (RGACC) (regulation 198/2024). Its evaluations is held along the semester (according to line a) of point 1 of art. 2 of that regulation), in which a 70% minimum attendance is required (point 2 of art. 7-A of RGACC).

Assessment moments shall happen in a 1st season (along point 2 of art. 12 of RGACC), with two tests to schedule at the Year Council, constituting together 85% of the grade, to which an extra 15% are added 15% corresponding to attendance and envolvement in class.

The 2nd season (along point 2 of art. 13 of RGACC), consisting of a written exam which grade corresponds to 100% of the examined student, is meant for approval in the CU, or improvement of their grade. Approval is obtained with 10 points, or more, in either seasons.

Knowledge and skills about architecture and urbanism produced within the context of Western culture are imparted, encouraging the establishment of a reference framework through paradigmatic case studies of forms and models of making architecture and cities. The aim is to facilitate the handling of different historical concepts, chronological frameworks, and stylistic domains of the periods under study and their importance for the genesis of contemporary architecture, promoting the student's autonomous critical sense regarding the subject matter.

The origins of the urban phenomenon in the Fertile Crescent: from Mesopotamia to Egypt / Civilisation and politics in the Greek World, from the Mycenaean period to the Hellenistic Empire of Alexander the Great / The civilisations: Phoenician, Carthaginian, and Etruscan / Hegemony of the Roman Republic in the Italian Peninsula / The Roman Empire and the utilisation, infrastructuring, and globalisation of its territories / Origins of the Eastern Roman Empire / Islamic civilisation: from the Hijra of Muhammad to the occupation of the Iberian Peninsula in 711 AD / the importance of the period from the origin of urban phenomena in the Fertile Crescent to the Islamic occupation of the Iberian Peninsula for the construction of contemporary architecture.

The assessment of the course unit is conducted through continuous evaluation throughout the semester and is based on three components: (1) participation in class debates (10%), (2) the first project (45%), and the second project (45%). The grading is individual and expressed on a numerical scale from 0 (zero) to 20 (twenty) points. Any act of plagiarism, even partial, will result in the automatic failure of the student. Students must attend at least 70% of the scheduled class hours to be eligible for assessment in the course unit. Students who fail the continuous assessment can take an exam, which will account for 100% of the grade.

At the end of the curricular unit, the student should be able to:

LO1.1 Adequately manipulate materials and graphic media.
LO1.2 Explore the expressive potential of diverse graphic techniques and processes.

LO2.1 Observe and graphically analyze forms and spaces.
LO2.2 Graphically structure forms and spaces.
LO2.3 Correctly apply linear and surface values.

LO3.1 Understand the dialectical relationship between representation and buildings.
LO3.2 Understand and decode different means of representation, their potentialities, and complementarities.
LO3.3 Use CAD tools to represent buildings in 2D and 3D.
LO3.4 Adapt the graphic expression of technical drawing to the architectural, spatial, and material qualities of the represented building.

Throughout the curricular unit, the student will be exposed to the following modules:

Drawing and Spatial Representation Systems

PC1. Primary drawing processes
- Supports and instruments in their interoperability and interrelation.

PC2. Drawing processes
- Introduction to observational drawing, focusing on hand-scale objects.
- Form, structure, configuration, proportion, surface, volume, space.
- Synthesis: emphasis and exclusion.

PC3. Geometry processes
- Introduction to representation in architecture. Basic notions of Semiotics.
- Representation standards in technical drawing.
- History and cultural context of technical drawing.
- Comparative Technical Drawing.
- Introduction to 2D and 3D CAD.

Given the eminently practical nature of this curricular unit, its assessment consists exclusively of continuous evaluation throughout the semester. This requires a minimum attendance of 10 out of a total of 12 classes for each component of the curricular unit, periodic discussions of the exercises with the teacher, and the submission of all phases of the proposed exercises by the defined deadlines.
The final assessment results from the sum of the two components of the curricular unit in proportion to their workload, that is, 2/3 and 1/3 respectively. Each component is assessed with a weighting of 70% for exercises and 30% for attendance and participation in class.
The curricular unit does not have an exam-based assessment. Grade improvement can only be achieved by re-enrolling in the next edition of the curricular unit, repeating the entire assessment process.

OA1. Describe the constitution of a building as a system of systems, and how they are represented.
OA2. Relate building materials classification and microstructure, the physical, mechanical, hygrothermal properties and environmental impacts and why they are choosen.
OA3. Perform simple two-dimensional structural calculations using the principles of Statics and Strength of Materials.
OA4. Explain the fundamentals of hygrothermal comfort and relating them to the properties of materials and functional requirements.

CP1. General characterization and representation of a building: Structures; Envelope; Circulations and Infrastructures.
CP2. Building materials: Materials and architecture; Classes of materials; Internal structure; Physical, mechanical, optical, acoustic, thermal, environmental properties.
CP3. Fundamentals of structural safety: Balance of particles and bodies in the plane and in space; Normal stress (rods and simple columns); Trusses.
CP4. Fundamentals of structural safety: Shear stress and bending moment; Composite flexion; Buckling.
CP5. Hygrothermal comfort: The hygrothermal envelope; Heat transfer in buildings (conduction, convection, radiation); Humid air and condensation (general notions and indoor humidity).

Students can choose between Assessment during the semester or Exam Assessment.
- Assessment during the semester : group assignment (25%) + final test (75%) in the date of the first exam.
- Minimum attendance of 2/3 of classes is mandatory.
- Students can also opt for Exam Assessment, with a weight of 100%.
Students can be subject to Oral examination, at the discretion of the UC coordinator.
Participation in site visits and classes with guests is compulsory.

At the end of the course the student must be able to:
1. Identify the relationship between architecture and landscape, between man and nature, between form and context.
2. Analyse the morphology and physical geography of the landscape.
3. Graphing according to appropriate methods the natural environment and the landscape.
4. Identify the role of the natural environment as a template for the built environment.
5. Identify the processes that applied to architecture contribute to environmental improvement and ecological sustainability.

1. Geography the first architecture
The man and the environment. Climate regions and architecture. Bioclimatic architecture and urbanism. Autochthonous Architecture.
2. Architecture and Topography
Natural and built form. Territorial and built typology. The geometry of the territory. Natural lines and points of the territory. Relief representations. Physiographic analysis of the architectural site.
3. Architecture and Sun
Solar geometry. Solar chart. Solar architecture and urbanism. Solar envelope. Passive systems.
4. Architecture and Wind
Principles of air movement: Winds and breezes. The wind in the city. Urban and architectural ventilation.
5. Architecture and Water
The water in the city and architecture. Water as architectural element. Watersheds and urban planning units. Green spaces and water system. Wet and dry systems.

Assessment throughout the semester, based on the completion of 4 individual practical exercises and a written test, with the following considerations:
Activity 1: Relief representations_20%
Activity 2: River basins, physiographic section and visibility analysis_10%
Activity 3: Exposure of slopes and solar chart_10%
Activity 4: Winds and breezes_10%
Written test_ 50%
Assessment throughout the semester requires a minimum class attendance of 70%.
Students who do not pass the assessment throughout the semester will be able to take a final exam with a weight of 100% in the final grade.

At the end of the curricular unit, the student should be able to:

LO1.1 Graphically interpret objects and spaces.
LO1.2 Adequately manipulate the main graphic conventions.
LO1.3 Use drawing as a communication tool.

LO2.1 Understand the use of CGI for architectural representation and as part of a broader issue concerning the relationship between images and the representation of reality.
LO2.2 Use basic 3D modeling tools.
LO2.3 Use basic rendering engines.

Throughout the curricular unit, the student will be exposed to the following modules:

Drawing and Spatial Representation Systems

PC1. Intermediate Drawing Processes
- Consolidation of observational drawing, focusing on objects at the scale of the body.
- Form, structure, configuration, proportion, surface, volume, space.
- Synthesis: emphasis and exclusion.

PC2. Geometry Processes
- Introduction to photography in architecture.
- CGI - historical and cultural context.
- History of images.
- Introduction to modeling software.
- Introduction to rendering engines.

Given the eminently practical nature of this curricular unit, its assessment consists exclusively of continuous evaluation throughout the semester. This requires a minimum attendance of 10 out of a total of 12 classes for each component of the curricular unit, periodic discussions of the exercises with the teacher, and the submission of all phases of the proposed exercises by the defined deadlines.
The final assessment results from the sum of the two components of the curricular unit in proportion to their workload, that is, 2/3 and 1/3 respectively. Each component is assessed with a weighting of 70% for exercises and 30% for attendance and participation in class.
The curricular unit does not have an exam-based assessment. Grade improvement can only be achieved by re-enrolling in the next edition of the curricular unit, repeating the entire assessment process.

At the end of the semester students will be expected to:
OA1 - Identification of the primary elements of space in architecture;
OA2 - Exploration of the basic principles of organization and spatial composition;
OA3 - Manipulation of concepts such as proportion and scale;
OA4 - Creatively interpret a program as spatial definition and differentiation;
OA5 - Relate constructive logic and constitutive logic of a project;
OA6 - Understand the role of representation skills as tools to reason about architecture;
OA7 - Demonstrate basic knowledge of technical drawing as a codified representation's system (plans, sections and elevations) as well as expressive drawing.

The program is divided into 4 thematic blocks, informing the assignments' development:
CP1 Framework and approach to architectural problems
1.1.Framework and definition of the discipline
CP2 Architectural space: imagined, perceived, conceived
2.1.The primary elements of the space
2.2.Basic principles of organization and spatial composition
2.3.Proportion and scale
CP3 Spacial Programme
3.1.Formal configurations and their potential occupancy
3.2.Spatial sequences, boundaries and circulation; architectural perspective
CP4 Materiality and Structure
4.1 Qualities of space: materiality, texture, light/shade, color
4.2 The relationship between internal structure and outer surface
4.3 Relationship between physical and conceptual structure
CP5 Representation
5.1.Architectural generative two-dimensional and three-dimensional design tools
5.2.Basics of technical drawing
5.3.Basic principles of presentation, representation and communication.

The UC is laboratory practice. The assessment is exclusively done throughout the semester, implying a meaning the attendance of at least 70% of classes, having regular discussions with teachers, meeting all deadlines and present them to a final jury. The final mark results from different impact factors: 70%exercises+10%class participation+20%final presentation. The final presentation is mandatory. Students should demonstrate creativity, coherence in the development of conceptual proposals; ability to communicate through graphic, written and oral means; accuracy and discipline in the presentation of the work process. There is no grade improvement exam. The minimum grade to acess the final júry is 10 values.

OA1-Realize the role of materiality and tectonics in space perception;
OA2-Relate constructive logic and constitutive logic;OA3-Distinguish the concepts of program and function;OA4-Demonstrate a basic knowledge of production processes as well as of the relationship between body and space;OA5-Identify the relationship between study area and intervention area as well as understanding the implication of its the multidimensional readings in the development of a working process;OA6-Understand architecture as a process of landscape transformation;OA7-Recognize the importance of representation tools as key elements for architectural reasoning;OA8-Mastering communication and presentation tools, including technical drawing as an encoded representation system ;OA9-Structure an architectural discourse sustained in the equilibrium relationships between shape, space, program, materiality and structure. Understand the relationship between concept, process and materialization of an idea.

The program is divided into 4 thematic blocks, informing the assignments' development:CP1-Materiality and structure; CP2-Architectural Space; CP3- Program; CP4-Space vs place; CP5-Representation. Focusing on small-scale architectural programs, students will address questions of program as a fundamental part of their architectural discourse, looking for the relation between form, space, function and materiality. The small scale themes will develop an approach to anthropological and archetypal nature of the training exercises, emphasizing the use of space and the architectural object created, which will will allow an anthropological approach and archetypal nature of the exercises thruout training, emphasizing the use of space and architectural object created, which will present the concerns of timeless architecture. Finally, students will be confronted with the context of their project, presented with a physical territory with which it should establish a dialogic discourse.

Given the eminently practical nature of this UC, its assessment consists exclusively throughout the semester, implying a minimum presence in 70% of the classes, periodic discussions of the exercises with the teacher, the delivery of all phases of the proposed exercises on the defined dates, and presentation to a final panel (consisting of UC professors and external guests).
During the semester, between 2 and 4 exercises will be carried out, their value being fixed during the work developed throughout the semester. The final grade results from the weighting: 70% exercises + 10% class participation + 20% final presentation. The final presentation is mandatory. The minimum grade to access the final evaluation presentation is 10 values. The UC does not have an exam. The grade improvement can only be carried out by re-enrolling in the next edition of the UC, with the complete repetition of the entire evaluation process. The UC does not have assessment by exam.

At the end of the UC the student should be able to:
LO1 - To develop techniques and methodologies for acquiring, analyzing and representing digital geographic information;
LO2 -To master the geospatial processes and tools used for the analysis and visualization of spatial information;
LO3 - To develop strategies for exploring spatial information and extracting knowledge about sites and places of urban and architectural intervention through geospatial technologies.

CP1 - Introduction to Geospatial Technologies
CP2 - Free geospatial tools and online resources
CP3 - Spatial Analysis
CP4 - Mapping, editing and creation of spatial data
CP5 - Cartography design and data visualization
CP6 - Basic operations with georeferenced information
CP7- 3D Modelling

Assessment is carried out throughout the semester, based on the completion of 4 individual practical exercises and a practical test, with the following considerations:
Exercise 1: Location map (data creation and editing) _15%
Exercise 2: Thematic map (data visualization)_15%
Exercise 3: Terrain analysis (spatial analysis and digital terrain models) _15%
Exercise 4: Image georeferencing and 3D visualization_15%
Practical test_ 40%
Assessment throughout the semester implies a minimum class attendance of 70%.
Students who do not pass the assessment throughout the semester will be able to take a final exam with 100% weight on the final grade.

The objectives will primarily focus on:
OA1 - The approach to project-practice looking for the student to recognize the different relationships and interactions between the program categories, territory, context, technical, space and form, the definition of qualified architectures;
OA2 - The approach to the knowledge of materials, building systems and construction technologies and their connections with the project methodology.

The pedagogical path proposed, to lay on methodologically analytic and critical grounds, shall interpret the meaning of place and its History - both locally as globally -, at a first moment in a territorial proposal, and afterwards materializing in a design for a public building, to be sited in public grounds.

The paths to be proposed, in a first moment, shall be integrated with the site engegde for the accomplishment of the second exercise, both framed by a worksheet of their own, to de developed in successive and complementary stages, namely:
1. Definition of an idea-concept;
2. Relation with the enveloping urban fabric;
3. Territorial and landscaping intervention: proposal of accesses and open-air visiting circuits.
4. Layout of the architectural program.
4.1. System and hierarchy;
4.2. System and diversity;
4.3. Process of composition;
4.4. Volumetric definition;
4.5. Plastic Expression.

The Curricular Unit is mostly practical (according to line k of art.2 of that regulation), and its evaluations shall be accomplished throughout the semester (line a) of point 1 of art. 7 of RGACC), and does not include an Exam (line a) of point 3 of the said art.7). A minimal presence of 70% of the classes, periodical discussion of exercices with the teacher, delivery of all phases of exercices on scheduled dates, and mandatory presentation before a final panel (which includes the curricular unit teachers and external guests). 10% of grading is awarded to participation in class, and 10% to the presentation before the final evaluation panel. The minimum grade for presenting work at the evaluation panel is 10 points.

Grade improvement may be achieved only by re-enrolling in the next edition of the course, and repeating the whole lecturing/learning process.

The objectives pursued will focus fundamentally:
OA1-On the approach to project-oriented practice, ensuring that the student will recognize the different relationships and interactions between the categories of the program, territory, context, technique, form and space; the definition of qualified architectures;
OA2-On the approach to knowledge of materials, construction and building technologies systems and their articulation with the project methodology;
OA3-in developing the conceptual and operational domain of the techniques and processes of representation and communication, as well as in the understanding of the importance of their role in project-oriented practice.

The proposed pedagogical path, critical and analytical, is structured in three programmatic objectives:
CP1-The design of a public use buildings, or single-family dwelling of small scale.
CP2-The articulation between the demands of the program presented and the specificity of the place, considering the morphological, topographic and topological characteristics of the intervention area.
CP3-project development understood as a coordinated set of pieces written, drawn, mock-ups and other elements that make the definition and dimensioning of the proposed set.

Given the eminently practical nature of this UC, its assessment consists exclusively of a continuous assessment regime, implying a minimum presence in 70% of the classes, periodic discussions of the exercises with the teacher, the delivery of all phases of the proposed exercises on the defined dates, and presentation to a final panel (consisting of UC professors and external guests).
During the semester, between 2 and 4 exercises will be carried out, their value being fixed during the work developed throughout the semester. The final grade results from the weighting: 70% exercises + 10% class participation + 20% final presentation. The final presentation is mandatory. The minimum grade to access the final evaluation presentation is 10 values. The UC does not have an exam. The grade improvement can only be carried out by re-enrolling in the next edition of the UC, with the complete repetition of the entire evaluation process.

By the end of the curricular unit, the student should be able to:

LO1.1 Structure objects and spaces graphically.
LO1.2 Articulate records of direct observation and memory in the representation of spaces.
LO1.3 Use drawing as a communication tool.

LO2.1 Structure imagined objects and spaces graphically.
LO2.2 Articulate records of memory and direct observation in the representation of spaces.
LO2.3 Use drawing as a tool for communicating the imagined.

Throughout the curricular unit, the student will engage with the following modules:

Systems of Drawing and Spatial Representation

PC1. Advanced Drawing Processes
- Consolidation of observational drawing of the real, focusing on architectural space.
- Form, structure, configuration, proportion, surface, volume, space.
- Synthesis: emphasis and exclusion.

PC2. Drawing Processes of the Imagined
- Consolidation of communication drawing, focusing on architectural space.
- Form, structure, configuration, surface, volume, space.
- Synthesis: emphasis and exclusion.

Given the predominantly practical nature of this course, the assessment consists exclusively of continuous evaluation throughout the semester. This requires a minimum attendance of 10 out of 12 classes for each component of the course, periodic discussions of exercises with the teacher, and submission of all phases of the proposed exercises by the defined deadlines.
The final assessment results from the sum of the two components of the course in proportion to their workload, that is, 2/3 and 1/3 respectively. Each component is evaluated with a weighting of 70% for exercises and 30% for attendance and participation in class.
The course does not have an exam assessment. Any grade improvement can only be achieved by re-enrolling in the next edition of the course and repeating the entire evaluation process.

OA1: Collect fundamental knowledge os aspects and features of the construction industry and its conventional and everyday practise.
OA2: Identification and representation of building procedures, structural systems and opaque and glazed envelope.
OA3: Structure and naming of different parts in a building.
OA4: Thermal and acoustic comfort improvements.
OA5: Generating drawings in a conventional CAD methodology accross the different scales required to comunicate the building system and identify the its parts.

CP1: Introduction to building: general principal of everyday construction grounded on the concrete structure system.
CP2: Preparatory work: the worksite, groundwork, demolition and basement walls.
CP3: Primary elements: Foundations, structure, roof and walls.
CP4: Secondary elements: pavements, ceilings, cladding, outter and inner openings.
CP5: Technical facilities: generaI notions and their role in construction.
CP6: General execution drawings and construction details.

Assessment shall follow the ISCTE-IUL Knowledge and Competences General Assessment Regulation (RGACC) (regulation 198/2024). It is a mostly practical Curricular Unit (according to line k of art. 2 of that regulation), which assessment is carried out along the semester (line a) of point 1 of art. 7 of RGACC): assessment during the semester, without an exam (line a) of point 3 of the said art. 7).

A class attendance of at least 70% is required (according to point 2 of art.º 7-A of RGACC) is mandatory, as well as attending periodical discussion of exercices with the lecturers, delivery of all phases of exercices on set dates and a final presentation (according to point 2 of art. 7-A in RGACC).

Assessment takes place:

- In the scheduled delivery of a group work, standing for 60% of grading; an individual work, standing for 30% in the grade; class attendance and participation stand for 10%. Attendance in at least 70% of classes is mandatory (following point 2 of art.º 7-A of RGACC), as well as attending periodical discussion of exercices with the lecturers, delivery of all phases of exercices on set dates, and a final oral presentation (according to point 2 of art. 7-A in RGACC), on the last day of classes.
- In the delivery of an improvement of elements previously presented and graded during the class period, or of additional elements (either made in group or individually), for upgrading already approved students, or approval of those which did not obtain 10 points or more in the previous evaluation.

To highlight, through the disciplinary work of architecture, both drawn and built, the interactions of architecture with historical transformation between the French Encyclopedia and the Eiffel Tower. To clarify the crises and continuities that informed the proclaimed break with the history of modernity.

Progress
Enlightenment
Experimentation
Revolution
Nationalism
Historicism
Technology

The assessment of the course unit is conducted through continuous evaluation throughout the semester and is based on three components: (1) participation in class debates (10%), (2) preliminary presentation of the project (20%), and the final presentation of the project (70%). The grading is individual and expressed on a numerical scale from 0 (zero) to 20 (twenty) points. Any act of plagiarism, even partial, will result in the automatic failure of the student. Students must attend at least 70% of the scheduled class hours to be eligible for assessment in the course unit. Students who fail the continuous assessment can take an exam, which will account for 100% of the grade.

At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

LO1.1 Read and interpret architectural texts, translating this information into other representation systems.
LO1.2 Write architectural texts, translating information from other representation systems.
LO1.3 Communicate ideas and principles of architectural practice orally.

LO2.1 Understand the importance of material expression in architecture.
LO2.2 Represent ideas and abstract concepts through the manipulation of materials.

LO3.1 Understand the importance and logic of creating Atlases as a conceptual support for the project. Execute simple Atlases.
LO3.2 Be knowledgeable about digital tools, including A.I., available for the creation of Atlases. Execute generated Atlases.

Throughout the course, the student will engage with the following modules:

Systems of Drawing and Spatial Representation

PC1. Fictional Processes
- Written Word
- Oral Word

PC2. Material Processes
- Materials and their physical expression

PC3. Fictional Processes
- Collection Atlas
- Generated Atlas (A.I.)

Given the eminently practical nature of this course, the evaluation is exclusively based on a semester-long assessment system. This requires a minimum attendance of 10 out of a total of 12 classes, periodic discussions of exercises with the teacher, and submission of all phases of the proposed exercises by the specified deadlines.
The final assessment is determined by the following weighting: 70% exercises + 30% attendance and participation in class.
The course does not include an exam. Any grade improvement can only be achieved by re-enrolling in the next edition of the course, with a complete repetition of the entire evaluation process.

After successfully completing this UC, the student must be able to:
OA1 – Recognize and analyze vernacular architecture and different traditional building systems;;
OA2 - Explain different building systems, while projective instruments;
OA3 - Apply a correct, technical vocabulary of the different elements of construction;
OA4 - Interpret and represent a system or set of construction systems, describing the building as a whole, from the foundations to the roof;
OA5 - Relate traditional and modern building systems

The syllabus is divided into theoretical and practical blocks.
The theoretical block consists in learning the construction systems and comprehends contents CP1 and CP2.
The practical block consists of application of knowledge acquired and comprehends contents CP3 to CP5.
CP1 - Identification of elements of construction and phases of construction;
CP2 - Development of construction systems and architectural forms:
 Construction in stone;
 Constructions in earth;
 Wood construction;
 Constructions in brick;
 Construction system Pombalino ;
 Construction system Gaioleiro;
 Construction in masonry and concrete;
 Covering and traditional plasters;
 Openings of doors and windows.
CP3 - Representation using orthogonal projections and perspective;
CP4 - Constructive characterization and representation of a building, from foundations to the roof;
CP5 - Characterization of a modern building systems.

Given the eminently practical nature of this course, its assessment consists exclusively of a system of assessment throughout the semester, involving attendance at a minimum of 70% of the classes, periodic discussions of the exercises with the lecturer, submission of all phases of the proposed exercises on the set dates, and a final oral presentation. Group and individual work will be carried out throughout the semester. Group work is continuous and is carried out in stages throughout the semester. The final grade is the result of weighting: 60% group work + 10% class participation + 30% individual work. Oral presentation of the group work is compulsory and takes place in the 8th and 12th classes. The course is not assessed by exam. You can only improve your grade by re-enrolling in the next edition of the course and repeating the entire assessment process.

OA1. In the end of the course the students will have the ability to analise and identify various canonical objects of the period in question, as well as identify essential characteristics of those historical moments.
OA2. The students will be able to identify relations of continuity and rupture between architectural history, urban history and other domains of knowledge and practice in the periods in question.
OA3. The students will have the ability to describe, analyse and compare works of architecture in their urban contexts in formal, material, as well as theoretical terms.
OA4. The students will increase their proficiency to communicate within the discourse of architecture and expansion of the architectural vocabulary.
OA5. The students will have a solid knowledge of the basic bibliography as well as familiarity with some of the complementary readings.

All the historical eras will be generically defined as spatial conceptions that contain different typologies, paradigms, materialities and urban conceptions: CP1 Early Christian Space; CP2 Bizantine Space; CP3 Romanesque Space; CP4 Medieval Space; CP5 Gothic Space; CP6 Renaissance Space, CP7 Baroque Space.
Each of these spatial categories will be conceptually framed and exemplified through a series of canonical examples of the given typologies.
The different essential characteristics of each of the spatial categories will be recognized in different geographical places and historical moments.

The assessment throughout the semester is made through individual instruments (class presentation) and group work (practical exercise). The evaluation process includes the assessment throughout the semester, with the following valuation: individual presentation 20%, group mid-semester presentation 20%, final group presentation and submitted work 60%. Students must attend to more that 70% of classes to be evaluated. Written exam (100%) for students who didn't pass the assessment throughout the semester.

LO1 - Understand urban contexts and develop urban analyses in a systematic way, taking into account the various dimensions of urban analysis: spatial, infrastructural, geographical, temporal, historical, ecological, socio-economic and political.

LO2 - Identify different urban paradigms and recognise their implications for the functioning of urban space in its various dimensions.

LO3 - Understand the specific vocabulary of each dimension of urban analysis and establish the corresponding graphic representations of these lexicons to support urban design decision-making processes.

LO4 - Know how to graphically and visually systematise a critical analysis of urban spaces.

CP1 - Concepts of urban form and urban paradigms.

CP2 - Urban analysis and dimensional approach: spatial, infrastructural, geographical, temporal, historical, ecological, socio-economic and political.

CP3 - Mapping and visualising urban data.

CP 4 - Thematic map construction.

This is the most important practical feature of the UC, its endorsement consists exclusively of a long-semester endorsement regime, involving a minimum attendance of 75% of students, regular discussions of educational exercises, and the availability of all exercises as proposed by the data. definidas. The long semester will be completed between 2 and 4 exercises at a fixed value that will not decorrate the work completed for the long semester. A final result of weighting: 80% exercises + 20% participation in the classroom. A UC is not approved by the exam. This note may be carried out during the registration of the second edition of the UC, including a complete repetition of all or the approval process.

OA1. That students describe the historical framework of the evolution of architecture and urbanism in the 20th century.
OA2. That students identify, characterise, and distinguish architecture and the city, highlighting works, theoretical production, authors, and analysing paradigmatic case studies.
OA3. That students analyse and interpret the dominant theories of architectural and urban culture and communicate a critical reflection.
OA4. That students acquire the necessary skills for a reflective approach to contemporary architectural and urban production.
OA5. That students master and apply research methods in Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism Theory.

In Theory and History of Architecture IV, the works of some of the main figures from the early 20th century to the present are analysed. However, the themes of each session (the works of Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Louis Kahn, Aldo Rossi, and Álvaro Siza) will serve as a starting point to approach the Theory and History of Architecture of the period in question, ultimately from distinct – and sometimes divergent – points of view.

The assessment of the course unit is conducted through continuous evaluation throughout the semester and is based on three components: (1) participation in class debates (10%), (2) preliminary presentation of the project (20%), and the final presentation of the project (70%). The grading is individual and expressed on a numerical scale from 0 (zero) to 20 (twenty) points. Any act of plagiarism, even partial, will result in the automatic failure of the student. Students must attend at least 70% of the scheduled class hours to be eligible for assessment in the course unit. Students who fail the continuous assessment can take an exam, which will account for 100% of the grade.

OA1. Explain the integrated structural design of tall buildings, including anti-seismic safety;
OA2. Distinguish and describe secondary building systems;
OA3. Identify and discuss construction systems based on digital modelling and fabrication;
OA4. Design (preliminary design stage) systems for hygrothermal comfort and indoor air quality;
OA5. Conceive (preliminary design stage) the building services;
OA6. Evaluate the acoustic comfort conditions in interior spaces;
OA7. Acquire competences for the integrated resolution, in digital models, of structural, construction, functional and environmental challenges incorporating the comprehensive set of knowledge, skills and competences acquired.

CP1. Structural safety: Design of tall building structure; Design of anti-seismic building structures.
CP2. Secondary building systems: Suspended ceilings; Elevated floors; External and internal windows and doors; Stairs; Mechanical lifting systems.
CP3. Digital manufacturing and digital modelling.
CP4. Hygrothermal comfort and indoor air quality: Natural ventilation; Mixed ventilation; HVAC systems; Exhaust systems.
CP5. Building services: Water supply; Sewage drainage; Electrical installations; Gas distribution; Telecommunications and domotics; Fire safety.
CP6. Acoustic comfort in internal spaces: Sound absorption and reverberation; Sound control in internal spaces.
CP7. BIM modelling of secondary building systems and building services.
CP8. Integration and coordination of architecture, legal, environmental and functional performance requirements and building engineering.

Given the eminently practical nature of this course, assessment takes place throughout the semester and consists of:
- individual test (25%, with a minimum mark of 8.0)
- group project, which is assessed on the following sub-components:
- deliverables (50%, with a minimum mark of 8.0)
- face-to-face discussion (25%, with a minimum mark of 8.0).
To pass the course, the weighted average of the assessment elements must be higher than 9.5.
There is no exam or oral test. Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the classes taught and visits to construction sites. You can improve your grade by re-enrolling in the next edition of the course, repeating the entire assessment process.

At the end of the curricular unit, each student should have acquired the necessary skills to:
LO1. Understanding of the communication and representation space of architecture.
LO2. The description of the link between architecture and the graphic media, as producers of architecture. The identification of the advertising and consumer dynamics and platforms generating architecture, such as visual and semiotic communication, associated with information technologies.
LO3. The domination of the construction of a theoretical-critical development of the themes of Architecture and Urbanism leading to the investigation and writing of an essay

CP1. Theory, History, Criticism, Practice, Project.
CP2. Historiography and Sources - from long time to contemporary analysis
CP3. Concepts in tension and conflict in concepts
CP4. Representation of Architecture and the City and the new media; support and dissemination - drawings, models, photographs, exhibitions, press, cinema, video ...
CP5. Debate and writing, from research to production of an essay

The curricular unit expects a minimum attendance of 70% of classes
Assessment throughout the semester, with 2 to 3 assessment moments.
The final grade results from the weighting: 50% group assignment + 30% individual report + 20% classroom interaction
To successfully complete the curricular unit a pass grade, the student must obtain a minimum final grade of 10 points.
The curricular unit includes assessment by exam.

At the end of the curricular unit, the student should be able to:

LO1.1 Use collages as a method of representing complex concepts.
LO1.2 Use infographics and diagrams as a method of representation.
LO1.3 Compose panels and other graphic elements for project presentations.
LO1.4 Use A.I. tools to generate critical variations of projects.

Throughout the curricular unit, the student will be exposed to the following modules:

PC1 - "Collage": historical context, and expressive potential.
PC2 - Basic Notions of Graphic Design and the use of typefaces.
PC3 - Basic Notions of the Grid System.
PC4 - Illustration: historical context, and expressive potential.
PC5 - Infographics and diagrams: historical context, and expressive potential.
PC6 - A.I.: ethics, authorship, and operational potential.

Given the eminently practical nature of this course, the evaluation is exclusively based on a semester-long assessment system. This requires a minimum attendance of 10 out of a total of 12 classes, periodic discussions of exercises with the teacher, and submission of all phases of the proposed exercises by the specified deadlines.
The final assessment is determined by the following weighting: 70% exercises + 30% attendance and participation in class.
The course does not include an exam. Any grade improvement can only be achieved by re-enrolling in the next edition of the course, with a complete repetition of the entire evaluation process.

To successfully complete the CU the students have to achieve the following learning objectives:
OA1. Identifying the variables from which the project is constructed;
OA2. Building from the capacity to theorize a critical thinking towards a contemporary mode of living in architecture.
OA3. Developing an architectural design that articulates the constraints and assumptions of the proposed assignment, materializing an idea of inhabiting that qualify and complete the urban structure.
OA4. Develop good communication skills to express design options based on particularities of each work
phase.

The proposed exercise should be understood as a research field where it is possible to simulate proposals that create humanized places, integrated with the daily lives of their inhabitants. The program is structured around three programmatic objectives:
OP1 - Design of building(s) in a consolidated urban context.
OP2 - Articulation of the proposal with the specificity of the place, considering the physical and programmatic insertion of the building in a specific urban context;
OP3 - Project development, considering the exercise statement, up to the specified drawing scales, questioning, correcting, and consolidating the decisions previously made.

Given the highly practical nature of this UC, the assessment consists exclusively of continuous evaluation throughout the semester, requiring a minimum attendance of 70% of the classes, periodic discussions of exercises with the instructor, submission of all exercise phases on the defined dates, and a final presentation to a panel (comprising the UC instructors and external guests). Between 2 to 4 exercises will be conducted during the semester, with their value determined based on the work developed throughout the semester. The final grade results from the weighting: 80% exercises + 10% class participation + 10% final presentation. The final presentation is mandatory. The minimum grade to access the final assessment presentation is 10 out of 20. The UC does not have an examination assessment. Grade improvement can only be achieved by re-enrolling in the subsequent edition of the UC and repeating the entire assessment process.

To successfully complete the CU the students have to achieve the following learning objectives:
OA1. Identifying the variables from which the project is constructed;
OA2. Building from the capacity to theorize a critical thinking towards a contemporary mode of living in architecture.
OA3. Developing an architectural design that articulates the constraints and assumptions of the proposed assignment, materializing an idea of inhabiting that qualify and complete the urban structure.
OA4. Develop good communication skills to express design options based on particularities of each work phase.

The proposed exercise should be understood as a research field where it is possible to simulate proposals that create humanized places, integrated with the daily lives of their inhabitants. The program is structured around three programmatic objectives:
OP1 - Design of building(s) in a consolidated urban context.
OP2 - Articulation of the proposal with the specificity of the place, considering the physical and programmatic insertion of the building in a specific urban context;
OP3 - Project development, considering the exercise statement, up to the specified drawing scales, questioning, correcting, and consolidating the decisions previously made.

Given the highly practical nature of this UC, the assessment consists exclusively of continuous evaluation throughout the semester, requiring a minimum attendance of 70% of the classes, periodic discussions of exercises with the instructor, submission of all exercise phases on the defined dates, and a final presentation to a panel (comprising the UC instructors and external guests). Between 2 to 4 exercises will be conducted during the semester, with their value determined based on the work developed throughout the semester. The final grade results from the weighting: 80% exercises + 10% class participation + 10% final presentation. The final presentation is mandatory. The minimum grade to access the final assessment presentation is 10 out of 20. The UC does not have an examination assessment. Grade improvement can only be achieved by re-enrolling in the subsequent edition of the UC and repeating the entire assessment process

OA1: Collection of cultural, technical and scientific notions, enabling the design of projects, according to the characteristics of different building systems .
OA2: Mastering the execution Domínio project, identifying its parts, correlating its written and drawn parts elements.
OA3: Identifying heavy and light building systems, with on-site or pre-fabricated execution.
OA4: Designing a simple execution project in BIM methodology, through a parametric através model, correlating the digital model with the drawn and written parts produced.

The programme is achieved in two paths - theoretical and a practical, organized according to the following themes. CP5 will be develloped in the theoretical-practical classes alone, in which the different classes are separated:

CP1: From project to worksite: participants, planning, organization and methodology.
CP2: Execution project – drawn parts: general, partial and detail drawings, finishing maps and casement map.
CP3: Execution project – written parts: Descriptive memory, specifications – technical condidtions, material technical files, measurement maps and work maps.
CP4: Heavy building systems versus light building systems.
CP5: BIM Methodology – Notions, benefits and project methodology, information parametric interchange model between engineering specialities, planning and organization of digital models based on LOD (Level of development), LOI (Level of information) and LED (Level of detail).

Assessment follows the ISCTE-IUL Knowledge and Competences General Assessment Regulation (RGACC) (regulation 198/2024). It is a mostly practical Curricular Unit (according to line k of art. 2 of that regulation), which assessment is carried out along the semester (line a) of point 1 of art. 7 of RGACC): assessment during the semester, without an exam (line a) of point 3 of the said art. 7).

Assessment takes place:
- In the scheduled delivery of a group work, standing for 60% of grading; an individual work, standing for 30% in the grade; class attendance and participation stand for 10%. Attendance in at least 70% of classes is mandatory (following point 2 of art.º 7-A of RGACC), as well as attending periodical discussion of exercices with the lecturers, delivery of all phases of exercices on set dates, and a final oral presentation (according to point 2 of art. 7-A in RGACC), on the last day of classes.
- In the delivery of an improvement of elements previously presented and graded during the class period, or of additional elements (either made in group or individually), for upgrading already approved students, or approval of those which did not obtain 10 points or more in the previous evaluation. The grade obtained in this moment shall correspond to 100% of the student's final evaluation.

OA1.Understand the relationship between Urban Form, the Urban System, and the other systems that operate in it.
OA2. Get to know the urban planning system and its main tools.
OA3. Expand knowledge of urban morphology.
AA4. Acquire metabolic assessment knowledge.
OA5. Acknowledge Urban Design as a design tool.
OA6. Develop a metabolic evaluation of a given urban space and propose an Urban Design strategy that seeks to improve its metabolic behavior, considering urban form solutions, but also in its interaction with other sociotechnical systems that contribute to the urban system (food system, etc.).

CP1. Urban Design and Sustainability. Methodological concepts and approaches are necessary for the analysis and evaluation of the physical behavior of the Urban Form and the Urban System. Concept of Sustainability and Sustainable Development.
CP2. Analysis and metabolic evaluation of the Urban Form. Methodological concepts and approaches are necessary for the analysis and evaluation of the metabolic behavior of the Urban Form.
CP3. Urban Metabolism: Tools for quantifying and visualizing the metabolic behavior of a given urban space.
CP4. Urban Design and Urban Metabolism: Elaboration of a proposal of reasoned urban design, which aims to contribute to the improvement of metabolic performance of a given urban space.

The evaluation is taken throughout the semester. Given the eminently practical character of this UC, its evaluation consists in the evaluation of oral papers and written reports, resulting from the critical analysis of the texts analyzed in class (30%), in the proposal of urban design project and its written foundation for the improvement of the metabolic behavior of a given urban space (50%), as well as in the participation of the student (20%). The evaluation presupposes an attendance equal to or greater than 75%. There is no examination evaluation as approved by the ISTA Pedagogical Commission. Grade improvements will only be possible upon re-registration in the following school year and by repeating the entire evaluation process.

At the end of the UC student should be able to:
OA1. Develop the architectural design through the simultaneous use of various scales of design, exploring the many possible articulations from the territory scales to the buildings, and vice versa.
OA2. Develop their work based on the understanding of the site and its context, their problems/potentials in the various structures - natural, human and built - with special attention to developments throughout the different historical epochs.
OA3. Propose a general strategy for intervention where public space, built and unbuilt elements fulfill their structuring function.
OA4. Investigate and develop programs that fit the objectives of redevelopment and regeneration of the proposed area. Analyze and chart the intervention places with accuracy and rigor, integrating historical existing structures in the intervention strategy.

CP1. Demonstration of programmatic viability of existing building to maintain or rehabilitate and new construction.
CP2. The built typologies: built mass/empty space, public and private, internal organization (vertical and horizontal distribution, servers and served spaces), architectural form.
CP3. Relevance of conjugation/overlapping of the property structure, production methods and political options in the edification of architectural form of the city.
CP4. Urban morphologies, public and private spaces, exceptional and ?current? buildings, the overlaps of land use over time.
CP5. Critical understanding of the territory: spaces without construction, urban voids, landscape structure, mobility networks, infrastructure and built mass.
CP6. Demonstration of the constructive, spatial and formal feasibility of proposals.

Given the eminently practical nature of this course, its assessment consists exclusively of a system of assessment throughout the semester, involving attendance at a minimum of 70% of the classes, periodic discussions of the exercises with the lecturer, submission of all phases of the proposed exercises on the set dates, and presentation to a final panel (made up of the course lecturers and external guests). Over the course of the semester, between 2 and 4 exercises will be carried out, the value of which will be set according to the work carried out over the semester. The final grade is the result of weighting: 70% exercises + 10% class participation + 20% final presentation. The final presentation is compulsory. The minimum mark for the final presentation is 10 marks. The course is not assessed by exam. You can only improve your grade by re-enrolling in the next edition of the course and repeating the entire assessment process.

A. Comprehension and acquisition of knowledge
- Knowledge and understanding of the main challenges and the central debates on contemporary territories, cities and societies, with particular reference to the Portuguese case.

B. Application of knowledge
- Using diverse theoretical and empirical knowledge in the analysis of real phenomenon;
- Using rigorously diverse bibliographical and empirical sources in the analysis of specific problems (in particular in the context of architectural and urban project);

C. Capacity of analysis and assessment
- Critical analysis and own argumentative construction, theoretically, logically and factually supported

D. Communication skills
- To develop theoretically, logically and factually supported arguments and to communicate it to others, in a clear, synthetic and assertive way;

E. Learning skills
- Learn team working (mono and multidisciplinary)
- Autonomous studying capacity.

1. Urban Planning, Land Use Planning and Sustainable Development.
2. Urban transitions and socio-ecological transitions
3. Ways of living and housing models
4. Housing and Habitat
5. Morphological analysis models
6. Models of socio-ecological analysis
7.Case study analysis
8. Mapping and graphical systematization

The evaluation occurs throughout the semester, based on the development of a phased group exercise with oral presentation and accompanied by individual reflections
Given the eminently practical nature of this course, its evaluation consists exclusively of an evaluation regime throughout the semester, implying a minimum presence in 70% of the classes, periodic discussions of the exercises, the delivery of all phases and the final presentation. The final grade results from the following weighting: Phase 1 - 40% + Phase 2 - 40% = 80%. Participation has a weight in the final evaluation of 20%.
The UC does not have an evaluation by exam, as approved by the ISTA Pedagogical Committee. Grade improvement will only be possible by re-enrollment in the following academic year and repeating the entire evaluation process.

OA1. Identify and describe the relationship between architecture, planetary boundaries and contemporary societal challenges of sustainability.
OA2. Identify and use ecological and climatic parameters in architecture design, urbanism and urban planning and spatial planning.
OA3. Calculate, evaluate and design strategies that promote the efficient use of energy and material resources and ensure passive comfort in buildings
OA4. Critically analyze, establish a methodology and propose strategies for optimization of natural resources and energy efficiency in architecture and urbanism.

CP1. Sustainable complex systems, Essential sustainability conditions.
CP2. Social and Urban Metabolism: Environmental services and cycles; Urban Ecology; Low Carbon Urban Metabolism
CP3. Territory and urbanization: Principles of Sustainable Urbanization; Donuts Economy; Creating portraits of places
CP4. Climate, urbanization and building: Climate Mitigation and Adaptation; Climate zones; Bioclimatic strategies; Eco Neighborhoods
CP5. Climate, building and construction: Principles of Sustainable Building; Solar geometry; Passive solar architecture
CP6. Environmental comfort in buildings: Comfort factors; Requirements in buildings natural lighting, hygrothermal comfort
CP7. Energy in buildings: Operational Energy; Energy efficiency; Renewable energy; NZEB; Lca; Embedded Energy; Embedded Carbon.
CP8. Challenges of the ecology of the built environment: Evaluation and Certification of environmental performance, Ecological rehabilitation of buildings, Circularity and material conservation

Given the theoretical-practical nature of this course, its evaluation is throughout the semester, consisting of 3 exercises: 1 individual diagnostic work (30%), a group work (of 2 students) of proposal (30%) 1 group work (of 4 students) of synthesis (40%). The individual work consists of the preparation of a brief analysis report of a place and building in its relationship with the environment and climate. Students should develop their critical ability to analyze existing buildings and spaces, focusing on content related to ecology and sustainable and regenerative development. The second work consists of identifying intervention proposals for this location and should be developed in groups of two. The group work consists of defining a methodology for ecological and climatic regeneration of the habitat applicable in the Project CU (20%), including the identification of strategies to optimize the use of natural resources in this built environment (20%). There is no place for oral or examination.

After successfully completing this UC, the student must be able to:
OA1 - Reflect and apply the theoretical principles, rules and international recommendations on Conservation and Rehabilitation of architectural heritage.
OA2 - Identify Building?s anomalies and describe possible causes and diagnostic methods of anomalies. At the same time, assess the responsibility of the Architect in preventing anomalies.
OA3 - Explain different techniques of repairing defects and maintenance measures of preventive conservation.

CP1. Principles of Intervention in Architectural Heritage:
- International Recommendations and Conventions;
- National legislation;
- Degrees of intervention and Methodology of the Project
CP2. Construction Pathology;
- Recognition of non-structural and structural damages;
- Analysis of possible causes, natural and human;
- Forms of moisture manifestation;
- Data acquisition, methods of survey and registration;
- Methods of diagnosis in situ and in laboratory, destructive and nondestructive
CP3. Technical Intervention;
- Elimination of the causes of failures;
- Conservation of materials: wood, stone, ceramics, mortar, metals;
- Structural and non structural repair; foundations, walls, floors, roofs, coverings, joinery, finishes;
- Sustainable Conservation;
- Maintainance;
- Sustainable rehabilitation strategies.

Given the eminently practical nature of this course, its assessment consists exclusively of a system of assessment throughout the semester, involving attendance at a minimum of 70% of the classes, periodic discussions of the exercises with the lecturer, submission of all phases of the proposed exercises on the set dates, and a final oral presentation. Group and individual work will be carried out throughout the semester. Group work is continuous and is carried out in stages throughout the semester. The final grade is the result of weighting: 60% group work + 10% class participation + 30% individual work. Oral presentation of the group work is compulsory and takes place in the 8th and 12th classes. The course is not assessed by exam. You can only improve your grade by re-enrolling in the next edition of the course and repeating the entire assessment process.

At the end of the UC student should be able to:
OA1. Develop the architectural design through the simultaneous use of various scales of design, exploring the many possible articulations from the territory scales to the buildings, and vice versa.
OA2. Develop their work based on the understanding of the site and its context, their problems/potentials in the various structures - natural, human and built - with special attention to developments throughout the different historical epochs.
OA3. Propose a general strategy for intervention where public space, built and unbuilt elements fulfill their structuring function.
OA4. Investigate and develop architectonic solutions that fit the objectives of redevelopment and regeneration of the proposed area. Analyze and chart the intervention places with accuracy and rigor, integrating historical existing structures in the intervention strategy.

CP1. Critical understanding of the territory: spaces without construction, urban voids, landscape structure, mobility networks, infrastructure and built mass.
CP2. Urban morphologies, public and private spaces, exceptional and "current" buildings, the overlaps of land use over time.
CP3. Relevance of conjugation/overlapping of the property structure, production methods and political options in the edification of architectural form of the city.
CP4. The built typologies: built mass/empty space, public and private, internal organization (vertical and horizontal distribution, servers and served spaces), architectural form.
CP5. Demonstration of ethical and aesthetic viability of the proposed solutions.
CP6. Demonstration of the constructive, spatial, formal, energy and sustainability feasibility of proposals.
CP7. Field trips to buildings and public spaces that fit the themes of the assignment.

Given the eminently practical nature of this course, its assessment consists exclusively of a system of assessment throughout the semester, involving attendance at a minimum of 70% of the classes, periodic discussions of the exercises with the lecturer, submission of all phases of the proposed exercises on the set dates, and presentation to a final panel (made up of the course lecturers and external guests). Over the course of the semester, between 2 and 4 exercises will be carried out, the value of which will be set according to the work carried out over the semester. The final grade is the result of weighting: 70% exercises + 10% class participation + 20% final presentation. The final presentation is compulsory. The minimum mark for the final presentation is 10 marks. The course is not assessed by exam. You can only improve your grade by re-enrolling in the next edition of the course and repeating the entire assessment process.

LO1 - Identify the main municipal land-use planning instruments that govern urban licensing
LO2 - Understand the main GIS concepts and identify the different components of a GIS
LO3 - Collect and integrate spatial data in field survey work in the context of GIS, including the use of mobile technologies.
LO4 - Use GIS software (free GIS software QGIS) to analyze spatial data.

LO5 - Develop and implement practical GIS projects at working group level.

LO6 - Use GIS for decision support

S1 - Introduction to Portuguese Urban Planning and Municipal Planning Instruments
S2 - Urban Planning Procedures and the Urban Planning and Rehabilitation Licensing Process
S3 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Concepts
S4 - Types and Sources of Spatial Data
S5 - Data Acquisition and Management
S6 - Introduction to GIS Software
S7 - Fundamentals of Vector GIS and Spatial Analysis
S8 - GIS for Urban Planning and Land Use Management Including Site Suitability Analysis
S9 - Geoprocessing and Advanced Spatial Analysis
S10 - Spatial Decision Support Systems in Urban Planning and the Role of GIS in Smart Cities Initiatives
S11 - Implementation of practical projects and outputs

Assessment will be carried out throughout the semester with the following elements:
- Group work with oral presentation (TG): (60%).
- Individual test (TI) (40%);
AF = TI + TG.
Assessment throughout the semester requires a minimum class attendance of 70%.
Students who do not pass the assessment throughout the semester will be able to take a final exam with a weight of 100% in the final grade.

OA1 - The AECO sector. Understand the fundamentals of the construction economy, the phases of a project's life cycle, from design to construction, operation and end of life, the roles of stakeholders and the responsibilities of the architect.
OA2 - Team management and leadership as a human and technical activity. Know the principles and practices of project management: scope, resources, time and quality. Defining objectives, allocating resources, setting up teams to prepare the student for self-management and project management.
OA3 - BIM methodology. Prepare the architect to coordinate and participate in multidisciplinary projects using the BIM methodology.

CP1 - The players involved in a construction project: client, developer, financier, mediator, designer, inspector, contractor, public authorities. The phases of a construction project.
CP2 - Project management and construction project management.
CP3 - Project management and coordination using the BIM methodology.
CP4 - Project compatibility with BIM tools.
CP5 - Quantification and budgeting supported by BIM tools.
CP6 - Construction planning supported by BIM tools

Given the eminently practical nature of this course, its assessment takes place during the semester and consists of a practical project with phased deliveries and a final discussion. The project is assessed through
- Deliverables - 70%, with a minimum mark of 8.0
- Face-to-face discussion - 30%, with a minimum mark of 8.0.
To pass the course, the weighted average of the assessment elements must be higher than 9.5.
There is no exam or oral test. A minimum attendance of 2/3 of the classes taught is required. You can improve your grade by re-enrolling in the next edition of the course and repeating the entire assessment process.

LO1:Critical approach to the complexity of the real and the potential of Architecture and Design as tools of critical and poetic transformation of the built space
LO2:Reflection and consolidation of what architectural practices are
LO3:To connect research values and objectives with project practices by broadening the project's critical and instrumental possibilitie
LO4:Acquire autonomy of critical thinking which identifies, contextualize and operationalize the resources of Architecture in the discussion of the problems of organization and qualification of the territory and of society
LO5:Ability to integrate knowledge, deal with complex issues, developing proposals in the disciplinary domain that produce a reflection on the ethical and social implications and responsibilities that result from the proposals and their constraints.
LO6:Be able to communicate their findings and the knowledge and reasoning underlying them to both Architecture and non-specialists

i.Annual Research Work
Within a working group, articulating a project component and a theoretical component:
CP1:Exercises and work themes of each group, according to the statements in the beginning of the year.
CP2:Work will be organized around a problematic launched by group, articulating practical and theoretical components.
CP3:Work will involve the knowledge and the critical interpretation of a given problem, the proposition of a research methodology, its philosophical, theoretical and methodological framework, the elaboration of a strategy of action and its production.
ii.Project Workshop
Bringing together all working groups, resulting in an intensive one-week project seminar.
CP4: Development of an architecture project, responding to a clearly circumscribed problem posed by an outside guest.
iii.Final jury
CP5: The works will follow a format of communication and presentation, framed by specific regulations.

Evaluationt will be a Final Proof (FP) with a Jury.
Access to the FP results from 3 types of assessment carried out throughout the semester, with the following percentages:
1) 20%: attendance at classes equal to or greater than 70%.
2) 60%: development of the work and delivery in stages defined by the teaching team.
3) 20%: attendance and success in the workshop.
The assessment dates associated with the FP are regulated by the MIA's own regulations.
The dates for intermediate deliveries will be defined by the various teaching teams.