7N1X0 | BAU Studio 1

Semester A | 2022 - 2023

GENERAL STUDY GUIDE

Bachelor College
Department of the Built Environment
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CONTENTS

1. General information

2. Time schedule for assignments and examinations

3. Assignments
3.1 U project
3.2 A project
3.3 B project
3.4 Media instructions

4. Examinations and grading

4.1 Interim test: Media instructions
4.2 Final test: projects B, A and U
4.3 retakes
4.4 Professional skills

5. Language and Anti-plagiarism

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1. GENERAL INFORMATION

Academic year:
2022 / 2023

Subject:
7N1X0 BAU studio

Summary:
BAU Studio 1 offers a first introduction to the full scope of the professional and academic field of the built
environment, which is the field of the department. This will be done by assignments focused on use and
planning (U-assignment), on urbanism and architecture (A-assignment), on structural design and building
physics (B-assignment) and on general professional skills and skills in using media (Media & skills). The main
goals of the course are:
• to offer first fundamental knowledge in the field of the built environment
• to offer first fundamental (design) skills in the field of the built environment
• to offer an orientation on the BSc Program of the Department of the Built Environment and on
differences and connections between the different subjects of B, A and U.
• to offer information on which students can base their future decision in which subject to specialize

The assignments for B, A and U are offered by the four units of the department:
• B-assignment by unit Building Physics and Services and unit Structural Engineering and Design
• A-assignment by unit Architectural Urban Design and Engineering
• U-assignment by unit Urban Systems and Real Estate

The learning activities are all project assignments: practical assignments, done in smaller (project) groups.
Typical activities will be analyzing, conceptualizing, designing, writing, drawing, making models, presenting.

Study load in ECTS:

10

Bachelor College subject:

Major Architecture, Urbanism & Building Sciences
Subject level:
Introductory

Subject offered by:

Department: Built Environment (responsible)
Unit Building Physics and Systems
Unit Structural Design
Unit Architectural Urban Design and Engineering
Unit Urban Systems and Real Estate

Planning:
Bachelor's degree program (year 1) Compulsory, English
Semester A Quartile 1 and semester A Quartile 2 | Timeslot B and C
Components of the course:
• B-assignment
• A-assignment
• U-assignment
• Media & Skills, including the introductory week and company excursions

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Time schedule:

Q1 Q1/Q2 Q2
week 7-8 / week
project week 1 week 2-6 1-3 week 4-8
groups:
1-3 / 10-12 A U B
introductory
4-6 / 13-15 B A U
week
7-9 / 16-18 U B A

Media & Skills

Type of examination:
The final test (weight 70%) comprises the B, A and U-projects, tests are in the form of delivered project work,
written reports and presentations (the three projects B, A and U have an equal weight to the final grade)

A retake is allowed for one or more of these project assignments which together make up the final test.
Retakes take place after the end of the course. A retake consists of an improvement of the work delivered
earlier, where the teacher clearly indicates which parts have to be improved and how.

Interim test (weight 30%) Media instruction consisting of a portfolio and the results of all workshops for digital
and hand drawing including active participation and including attendance during the introductory week.

For these ‘Media&Skills’ which make up the interim test retakes are not allowed, according to the rules of the
Bachelor College, which do not allow retakes for interim tests. Participating in the introductory week is
essential for passing the interim test Media&Skills. A substituting assignment can be requested from Renato
Kindt after submitting an official cancellation before the start of an activity. A cancellation is requested by e-
mail, sent to Renato Kindt and the student assistant of the specific workshop.

Form of education:
Projects B-, A- and U-assignments: 15 weeks project assignments, 7 hours per week supervision in groups of
maximum 15 students
Media&Skills: 12 weeks media & skills assignments, on average 3 hours per week supervision
Attendance during supervisions and tests is mandatory

Professional skills:
PRV11 : Cooperation
PRV21: Presenting
PRV31: Academic writing
PRV41 : Reflection
PRV51 : Planning and Organization

Tutors
Responsible lecturer:
Wouter Hilhorst

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Co-lecturers:
Marieke Leussink
Robert van Dongen
Melvin Wong
Maikel Lemmens
Janneke Koeleman
Jakko Heinen
John Swagten
Hans Snijders
Rik de Bondt MSc
Lada Hensen
Bert van Schaijk
Naomi van Hierden
Gabi Bertram
Arno Pronk
Iris Moonen
Carolina Maciel Rangel
Renato Kindt
Hélène Aarts
Deniz Tuzcuoglu

Information:
ir. W. Hilhorst – room VRT 7.13 – telephone 040 – 247 4420 – e-mail w.hilhorst@tue.nl

Prior knowledge:
For this course no specific prior knowledge is required

Learning outcomes:
After completing this course, the student is able:
• to identify and interpret the connections and differences between the fields B (Building Physics and
Services and Structural Design), A (Architectural Urban Design and Engineering) and U (Urban Systems
and Real Estate).
• to make an informed and well-reasoned choice for a specialization for the second year of the program.
• to apply basic general professional skills in writing, presenting, cooperating, planning and organizing,
and reflecting.
• to apply basic design skills in the three design fields of B, A and U, based on basic knowledge of these
fields.
• process: to plan the necessary activities well in time, to approach the assignments open-minded,
critically and self-reliant, and to participate actively in the course and in the project groups
• presentation: to communicate results of learning, thinking and deciding in both written and oral form,
with colleagues from within or outside of the field of the profession

The specific learning outcomes and the corresponding assessment criteria of the different assignments can be
found in the assignment descriptions.

Contents:
The BAU studio consists of three design projects that are based on the design fields of B (Building Physics and
Services and Structural Design), A (Architectural Urban Design and Engineering) and U (Urban Systems and Real
Estate). The course assignments will handle elementary knowhow from the different fields and the students
will practice with basic principles of designing: identifying, analyzing, interpreting, conceptualizing, visualizing
and reasoning. Every project is finished after 5 weeks with an individual presentation and/or report. The media
instructions will provide the students with diverse techniques in the fields of visualizing and representation
(e.g. hand drawing, ArchiCad, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign or similar software, for example of
Affinity).

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Study material:
M. Delaney & A. Gorman, Studio Craft & Technique for Architects, (ISBN 978-1780676579) (mandatory)
David Dernie, Architectural Drawing, (ISBN 9781856696791) (recommended)
User Guide of ArchiCad (recommended)

Software: ArchiCad (mandatory)

Software: Adobe Creative Suite (mandatory)

BAU Studio 1 videos and web-lectures, on Canvas and BAU Studio 1 YouTube-channel,
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU44cSDZbyCAEW9gWvXm6xw

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2. TIME SCHEDULE FOR ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMINATIONS

Students are divided into 36 project-groups (numbered 1a to 18b) and 36 corresponding media&skills-groups.

Project groups 1a-9b:

Monday afternoon: home study
Tuesday morning: supervision for Projects
Wednesday morning: supervision for Media&Skills
Friday afternoon: supervision for Projects

Project groups 10a-18b:

Monday afternoon: supervision for Projects
Tuesday morning: supervision for Media&Skills
Wednesday morning: supervision for Projects
Friday afternoon: home study

Quartile 1
week 1 starting Monday 5th of September 2022
Introductory week
Media & Skills

week 2-6 starting Monday 12th of September 2022

First project period of 5 weeks
Media & Skills

week 6 starting Monday 10th of October 2022

Presentation/hand-in of the results of the projects of the first project period

week 7-8 starting Monday 17th of October 2022

Second project period of 5 weeks (week 7 and 8)
Media & Skills

Quartile 2
week 1-3 starting Monday 14th of November 2022
Second project period of 5 weeks (week 1, 2 and 3)
Media & Skills

week 3 starting Monday 28th of November 2022

Presentation/hand-in of the results of the projects of the second project period

week 4-8 starting Monday 5th of December 2022

Third project period of 5 weeks
Media & Skills

week 8 starting Monday 16th of January 2023

Presentation/hand-in of the results of the projects of the third project period

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3. ASSIGNMENTS

3.1 BPS-SED assignment

A dedicated Study Guide for the B-assignment, with the description of the project and all relevant information
(weekly schedule, deliverables, rubric, assessment form) can be found on CANVAS.

3.2 AUDE assignment

A dedicated Study Guide for the A-assignment, with the description of the project and all relevant information
(weekly schedule, deliverables, rubric, assessment form) can be found on CANVAS.

3.3 USRE assignment

A dedicated Study Guide for the U-assignment, with the description of the project and all relevant information
(weekly schedule, deliverables, rubric, assessment form) can be found on CANVAS.

3.4 Media instructions

The information about Media instructions can be found in the Study Guide for Media instructions on CANVAS.

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4. EXAMINATIONS AND GRADING

4.1 Interim test: Media instructions

Grading and overview of criteria:

One or more assignments will be explained and executed in each tutoring session (tutorial). Every assignment
results in specifically described final results, due for specific deadlines to be found in the description of the
assignments. The description of the assignments include the grading criteria.

The digital media and the hand drawing assignments each make up 50% of the interim test.

Grading principles, extended version

Every tutorial is finished by delivering the pieces of work made during the meeting and the associated
assignment for home study. Every assignment is graded according to the results of the corresponding piece(s)
of work and the corresponding grading criteria. Grades are rounded off to halves (x,5 or x,0). The criteria for
the pieces of work are described during the tutorials. The pieces of work must be included in the student’s
digital Portfolio at the time of the examination moment, and the Portfolio must be uploaded in the online
assignment by the time of the given deadline. Physical pieces of work need to be submitted and physically
delivered in the personal drawing portfolios.

The grade will be rounded to one decimal point (e.g. x,3 or x,8). Failing to show up for a practicum will be
graded as NS (no show). Attending a practicum but not delivering the assignment will result in the grade 0.

Active attendance during the practicums is a condition for grading all assignments.

Extra attention for B-series of the practicum where the digital Portfolio will be introduced: the assignment is
creating and maintaining your own digital Portfolio. The Portfolio is both a showcase of all the results of the
individual home-study assignments of this series, but it also contains the results of series A and two
professional skills assignments. On top of this, the Portfolio shows the results of the project assignments of
7N1X1 BAU Studio 1. The criteria according to which the Portfolio will be graded will be made clear during the
tutorials. Failing to deliver a portfolio of any kind will be graded as NS (no show).

The remaining home-study assignments (given as an extension of the A series of practicums) will be rounded
off with an assignment that will also be appended in the digital Portfolio at the time of the given deadline. The
assignments are graded according to corresponding criteria of each assignment and the grades will be rounded
off to halves (x,5 or x,0). Failing to deliver the assignments will be graded as NS (no show).

4.2 Final test: projects B, A and U

The final test consists of 3 assignments: a B assignment (Building Physics and Services and Structural
Engineering and Design), an A assignment (Architectural Urban Design and Engineering) and a U assignment
(Urban Systems and Real Estate). All the assignments count as 1/3 in the final examination, which forms 70% of
the total grade for the course. Every assignment is graded according to 3 main criteria: Product, Presentation
and Process. These main criteria will be graded with whole or half numbers (x,5 or x,0). The grade for each
individual assignment (B, A or U) is the weighted average (to one decimal point) of the three partial grades,
where Product, Presentation and Process form respectively 50%, 25% and 25% of the total grade.

The criteria used for the assessment are deduced from the learning objectives and they are described further in
the BAU assignments and the corresponding assessment forms and rubrics. The boxes to fill out on the
assessment form show the items taken into account for the partial grades. The boxes are indicative for the
partial grades, seeing that the weighing of the different criteria is not summed up in advance. The three main
criteria will be graded with the accuracy of half a grade.

The student will receive individual written feedback in the form of the filled-out grading form, together with
the corresponding grades. Besides this written feedback, every student has the opportunity of requesting a
feedback meeting with their tutor.

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A retake is allowed for each of the projects B, A and U. The retake consists of an improvement of the work
delivered, and will be preceded by an individual discussion with the teacher, where the needed additional work
is explained. For the procedure of the retake, see below 4.3.

Delivering the products:

This can be found in the assignments, described in section 3 (Assignments).

4.3 Retakes

4.3.1. The three projects B, A and U

After completing all three projects (which together make up the final test) the average grading of these must
be at least 5.0 or higher, and the total weighed average grade of 7N1X0 BAU studio 1 (average grading of
‘Projects’ and ‘Media instructions’ with the ratio of 70% and 30%) should be at least 5.5, and the grades for all
professional skills have to be sufficient, to successfully complete this course.
All these conditions have to be met to pass te course.

If one of the following situations occurs, a retake of one or more of the project assignments is necessary to
pass the course:
• If the grade of the final test Projects is lower than 5.0;
• If the total grade for the course (weighted average of the grades of ‘Projects’ and ‘Media instructions’
with the ratio of 70% and 30%) is lower than 5.5 ;
For each project, only one opportunity for a retake is granted.

If the result of one or more of the professional skills is insufficient, these need to be retaken. For each, only one
opportunity for a retake is granted.

Important to note is that the interim test ‘Media instructions’ cannot be retaken. Please read the dedicated
study guide of this part of 7N1X0 BAU studio 1.

4.3.2. The U-project final report as assessment of PRV31 Writing:

On the final report of the U-project an assessment will be made concerning the professional skill ‘Writing’. This
will result in a summative grading of ‘PRV31 Writing’ in the range: Fail (FA), Passed (PA) and Good (GO).
A retake is obligatory in case the student is graded with a ‘Fail’.

4.3.3. The A-project final presentation as assessment of PRV21 Presenting:

During the final presentation of the A-project an assessment will be made concerning the professional skill
‘Presenting’. This will result in a summative grading of ‘PRV21 Presenting’ in the range: Fail (FA), Passed (PA)
and Good (GO).
A retake is obligatory in case the student is graded with a ‘Fail’.

4.3.4. The group work in the B-project as assessment of PRV11 Cooperation:

The cooperation in the group during the B-project will be assessed concerning the professional skill
‘Cooperation’. This will result in a summative grading of ‘PRV11 Cooperation’ in the range: Fail (FA), Passed (PA)
and Good (GO).
A retake is obligatory in case the student is graded with a ‘Fail’.

Procedure and schedule

Friday 3th of February 2023
• the assessments and grading of ‘Projects’ and of ‘7Media instructions’ are finished and
communicated.
• the students can calculate their grade and decide whether a retake is necessary and for which of the
three project assignments B, A and U, and for which of the professional skills.

Friday 10th of February 2023 13:30 hours

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• Deadline for applying for retake(s) by sending an e-mail to the responsible lecturer of 7N1X0 BAU
studio 1 (W. Hilhorst, e-mail w.hilhorst@tue.nl)

• The formal calculation of 7N1X0 BAU studio 1 has been done and made visible to the students.

Monday 13th of February 2023

• Start of the retake-period by a feedback-meeting with the involved tutor(s) of the specific project(s)

Week of the 27st of February 2023

• Retake presentations or deliveries of the projects and professional skills. Separate appointments to be
made with the tutors concerned.

4.4 Professional Skills

A sufficient grade for all professional skills mentioned below is mandatory to pass course 7N1X0 BAU Studio
1

PRV11 : Cooperation
The grading of the professional skill cooperation is part of the grading of B (Building Physics and Services and
unit Structural Engineering and Design) assignment. If the grade is insufficient, a retake is necessary.

PRV21: Presenting
The grading of the professional skill presenting is included in the grading of the final presentation of the A
(Architectural Urban Design and Engineering) assignment. If the grade is insufficient, a retake is necessary.

PRV31: Writing
The grading of the Professional Skill writing is included in the grading of the final paper of the U (Urban Systems
and Real Estate) assignment. Retaking consists of a feedback moment and rewriting of the final paper. The
retake of the professional skill writing is combined with the retake period of the U project.

The following professional skills are part of Media&Skills:

PRV41 : Reflection
PRV51: Planning and Organization
If the grade of any of these is insufficient, a retake is necessary.

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5. LANGUAGE AND ANTI-PLAGIARISM

Guidelines for English taught education of the BSc AUBS

• All course material is in English.
• All lectures are given in English.
• Examinations are in English.
• Students answer all examination questions in English. The use of a dictionary is allowed.
• Presentations are given in English.
• Reports are written in English.
• Individual supervision in Dutch is allowed.
• Group supervision in Dutch is only allowed when all participants are Dutch-speaking.

Anti-plagiarism
When you submit your work under your own name you are asserting ownership of that work. When using
ideas of another person, you must give that person credit through appropriate referencing.
Referencing serves multiple purposes: (i) it allows readers to further explore sources you have consulted, (ii) it
shows the depth of your own thinking and process of inquiry, (iii) it allows you and your readers to compare
and contrast your position with other people's positions, agreeing with some, disagreeing with others, and (iv)
it gives proper credit to the hard work that many people have done before you.

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