ISSHF1144 – Norwegian Architecture, Urban Planning and Design
Course description
Course content
This course provides a theoretical overview of the key historical developments and on-going contemporary debates in Norwegian architecture and design.?
The interplay between architecture, city planning and design, and the specific Norwegian cultural, economic, and political environment in which they are practiced as applied design disciplines, is a central focus for exploration and discussion in the course. Norway’s role within overlapping Scandinavian, European, and increasingly global, contexts is also explored through the study of key international developments and the impact of these upon Norwegian architectural, city planning, and design discourse.?
The City of Oslo especially (considered in terms of its key historic and contemporary buildings, cultural institutions, public space and contrasting urban environments) is actively used as a ‘living classroom’ for exploration of these issues and the wider questions that the issues subsequently raise.?
Learning outcome
Students taking this course will develop skills in analyzing, discussing, and reflecting upon historical and contemporary debates in architecture, city planning, sustainable urbanism, and design, as related to the Norwegian context. Students will also gain a deeper understanding of the significant role that architecture and design have historically played (and continue to play) in terms of ‘nation-building’ and the promotion of cultural identity in Norway and Scandinavia.?
Admission to the course
If you would like to take this course, you must apply directly to the International Summer School.
Only students admitted to the course may take part in instruction.?
Formal prerequisite knowledge
No obligatory prerequisites beyond the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway. Minimum academic requirements.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with ISSHF1142 – Norwegian Architecture, Urban Planning and Design.
Teaching
The course consists of 18 lectures, 3 hours daily, Monday to Friday, for four weeks. Classroom sessions include lectures and discussions, supplemented by field trips to numerous sites in Oslo. The field trips are included in the course fee.?
See the course plan and reading list on the semester page.?
Daily attendance is expected of all participants. Students must attend a minimum of 75% of the lectures to take the final exam.?
Examination
The course is graded on the basis of a final take-home exam. The final evaluation is a 3-day take-home exam with candidates answering a choice of given questions on topics covered in the syllabus. Candidates are expected to write approximately 1250 - 1500 words for each separate answer, excluding footnotes and references, etc. (NB: this is a minimum guideline, not an absolute maximum limit).?
?You can check your results and order transcripts on Studentweb three weeks after the exam.?
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.?
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.?
Resit an examination
Candidates who have a re-scheduled or new examination are allowed to take the next ordinary examination. If you have successfully passed obligatory assignments, or other compulsory activities required before you are qualified to attend the exam, you need not re-sit these.?
Only students with either valid absence (doctor's note) or students who failed the exam can re-sit an exam.?
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.