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    Unit 1: INTRODUCTION

    Welcome to unit 1 on introduction to the course.


    This unit will introduce you to the course and give you a background on housing, housing informality and the housing situation in Rwanda.


    Unit Learning Activities:

    1.         Online Forum 1

    2.         Handout -0 "The house I live in"

    3.         Round table discussions & peer learning

    4.         Design charrette 01

    5.         Lecture on architectural representation 

    6.         Guest lecture


    Learning Resources:

    Course syllabus

    Handout -0

    PPT 01

    Key readers- unit 1

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    Unit 2: PRECEDENT STUDIES

    Welcome to unit 2 on Precedent Studies.


    The unit has a research component aimed at introducing you to principles of housing in both global and local projects. You will be guided on how to study, analyse and graphically document selected housing projects and present your findings in class.


    Learning Activities:

    1.         Case study analysis

    2.         Round table discussions & peer learning

    3.         Design charrette 02, 03

    4.         Guest lectures 1,2


    Learning Resources:

    A list of links to all case studies 

    Key readers- unit 2

    Video 01- Climate Responsive Design

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    Unit 3: SITE ANALYSIS AND FIELD SURVEYS

    Welcome to unit 3 on Site Analysis and Field Studies


    This unit is comprised of site analysis and field surveys and aims at introducing you to the real world of informal housing, surveying informality at  house, cluster and neighbourhood scales to identify underlying problems / issues. The analysis shall be divided into five themes; Environmental, Spatial, Architectural, Contextual and Functional. 


    Learning Activities:

    1.         Physical site modelling

    2.         Site analysis and Field surveys in selected sites 

    3.         Household Surveys in selected sites 

    4.         Round table discussions & peer learning

    5.         Drawing the houses and structures 

    6.         Modelling the houses and structure


    Learning Resources:

    Guide on physical site modelling

    Guide for Site analysis and field surveys

    Questionnaire for household surveys

    Checklist for site observation

    Field work letter

    Key readers- unit 3

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    Unit 4: DESIGN INTERVENTION I

    Welcome to unit 4 on Design Intervention I


    This unit allows you to explore existing informal spatial qualities and make interventions of space interconnections between private, semi-public and public space, while making minimum changes to the existing fabric at the plot scale. You will guided in finding ways to improve infrastructure and services in situ.


    Learning Activities:

    1.         Formulate a preliminary design strategy for informal settlement upgrading- Plot scale

    2.         Progressive remodeling of design intervention i

    3.         Desk crits

    4.         Round table discussions & peer learning

    5.         Research on Water, sanitation, and Health

    6.         Analysis of Space interconnectedness

    7.         Design charrette 04


    Learning Resources:

    Model making

    Video - TBD

    Online forum

    Key readers- unit 4

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