ArchiSpeak - Theory Seminars

Theory Seminar Series: Archispeak

Theme: Understanding architectural theory through the investigation of terminology

PROJECT BRIEF

Investigate, analyse and communicate the specific term you have been assigned in a final digital projection and blog publication. Make use of interesting methods of analysis – collage, animation, photography, sketches, film – the final presentation could, or could not need oral narrative. The product is self defined, the purpose is to gain expert knowledge of the word of choice and communicate its meaning and your method to the class. The intention of the blog is to initiate discourse within the class and to serve as an online catalogue of your process in forthcoming projects for the year.

You have to take the following into consideration:

- Use precedents to explain your findings

- See references to other terms
that share the same ideas and concepts

- Use a dictionary to analyse the word – more than one would be better to get a clear understanding of the

term.

- DRAW a lot – do not write essays – this can be in collage format.

- Analyse precedents through sketches as well – do not only make use of photographs and other peoples

drawings. IF you use these, you have to reference them correctly, using the Harvard method of referencing.

- Investigate the word in the context of your current ATD brief to extent your expertise and skills particular to

the course theme.

You are encouraged to create dynamic visual presentations – and not to emulate a static powerpoint presentation.

All students are required to keep a live theory journal (sketch and note book) and blog of each archispeak presentation. This theory journal will form a part of the portfolio exams at mid-year and year-end.