Theory Project 1 is an introductory course designed to familiarize students with the fundamental principles, language, and tools of the architectural discipline. The course explores architecture both as a cultural and professional practice, emphasizing its dual nature as an intellectual pursuit and a technical craft. Students are introduced to architecture’s core components — form, space, structure, and function — and to the means by which these are represented and communicated through drawing, both technical and artistic.
Through a series of lectures and guided projects, the course outlines the main stages of the design process, from conceptualization to representation, while addressing the objectives, philosophies, and methodologies that underpin architectural creation. By the end of the course, students will have acquired a foundational understanding of how architects think, work, and express ideas — establishing the basis for further study in architectural design and theory.
- Course creator: Noureddine Zemmouri