Qualitative Methods and Representations of Lived Space

larct2004  2025-2026  Tournai

Qualitative Methods and Representations of Lived Space
3.00 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Language
French
Main themes
This course is structured as a research seminar focused on qualitative methods for understanding lived space. The topics covered include: (1) Developing a methodological toolkit for collecting socio-spatial data; (2) Conducting content analysis of qualitative data; (3) Making socio-spatial data visible and representable; (4) Utilizing multimedia tools to support mediation, participation, and decision-making in urban production.
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

Specific Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  • Apply a systems approach to analyze the dynamics of territorial production, focusing on stakeholder networks,
  • Observe and narrate socio-spatial practices and representations across various scales,
  • Integrate top-down and bottom-up approaches to spatial analysis and design,
  • Critically question and evaluate the norms of knowledge production and the representation of socio-spatial data within the architectural discipline,
  • Develop and articulate a reflective, critical research methodology tailored to the lived experience of territory.

General Learning Outcomes

In line with the program’s learning outcomes (LOs), this course contributes to the development and acquisition of the following LOs:
  • LO1.1 Prioritize the parameters and issues of a given situation.
  • LO2.6 Proficiently depict environmental, social, and economic phenomena.
  • LO3.4 Understand and assess the environmental, social, and economic consequences of construction and technical choices.
  • LO4.1 Understand and mobilise the concepts and methods of scientific disciplines.
  • LO4.4 Understand and assess the environmental, social, and economic consequences of architectural choices.
  • LO5.2 Communicate attentively, inclusively, and effectively with the various stakeholders of the architectural project.
  • LO5.3 Organize individual or collective work attentively, inclusively, and effectively.
  • LO6.1 Acquire and rigorously apply disciplinary, interdisciplinary, or transdisciplinary methods of scientific research. 
  • LO6.2 Formulate a research question and define a research subject in and on architecture.
 
Bibliography
La bibliographie complète sera mise en ligne sur moodle.
Références principales :
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BALEZ Suzel, Fragrances architecturales. L’expérience olfactive des lieux, Hermann Ed., Paris, 2024, 407 p.
BACHELARD Gaston, Poétique de l’espace, Quadrige/PUF, Paris, 1957, 214 p.
BONNIN Philippe (Sous la dir. de), Architecture espace pensé espace vécu, Ed. Recherches, Paris, 2007, 284 p.
DEPRAZ Natalie, Comprendre la phénoménologie : une pratique concrète, Coll. ‘CURSUS philosophie’, Armand Colin, Paris, 2012, 250 p.
DEPRAZ Natalie & KÜNSTLER Raphaël (Sous la dir. de), Enquête sur les représentations mentales : Comment les concevoir ? Comment s'en passer ?, Coll. ‘Essais’, Ed. Matériologiques, Paris, 2020, 272 p.
DEPRAZ Natalie, Husserl, Coll. ‘Synthèse’, Armand Colin/HER, Paris, 1999, 95 p.
DEPRAZ Natalie & GYEMANT Maria (Sous la dir. de), Phénoménologie des émotions, Hermann Ed., Paris, 2022, 236 p.
FABBRI Roberto, Max Bill. Espaces, trad. de l’italien par Vittorio Valentino, Coll. ‘Archigraphy Poche’, Infolio,2017, 217 p.
PALLASMAA J., Le regard des sens, traduit de l’anglais par M. Bellaigue, Ed. du Linteau, Paris, 2010, 99 p.
PEREC Georges, Espèces d’espaces, Coll. “Espace critique », Ed. Galilée, 1974/2000, 186 p.
RENIER Alain (Sous la dir. de), Espace, représentation et sémiotique de l’architecture, Les Ed. de la Villette, Paris, 1982, 350 p.
SAINT AUBIN Jean-Paul, Le relevé et la représentation de l'architecture, Ed. E.L.P. Inventaire général, Paris, 1992, 231 p.
VIAL Stéphane, L’être et l’écran.  Comment le numérique change la perception, PUF, Paris, 20153, 333 p.
YOUNES Chris et BONNAUD Xavier (sous la dir. de), Perception/Architecture/Urbain, Infolio Ed. 2014, 347 p.
ZEVI Bruno, Apprendre à voir l’architecture, Les Ed. de Minuit, Paris, (1959) 20102, 139 p.
ZUMTHOR Peter, Atmosphères, traduit de l’allemand par Yves Rosset, Birkhäuser, Basel, 75 p.
Encyclopedia Universalis et autres outils de recherche.
Teaching materials
  • LARCT2004 Méthodes qualitatives et représentations de l’espace vécu
Faculty or entity


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