Task Outline:
This first task will introduce students to analytical thinking, formats and methodologies through a typological study. Students will select a student housing precedent from the prescribed list and prepare an in-depth typological study. The study will be multi-scalar – ranging from the unit to the block. Students will analyse the spatial, programmatic and contextual strategies deployed in the precedents and explore their socio-political effects. Drawings will be complemented with a short text that will reflect this critical analysis.