Course detail
Elaboration of Master´s Thesis Concept M2 – Design of Buildings
FA-MA2-AEAcad. year: 2025/2026
In this course, students work on their project which formulates and specifies the assignment of their Master's thesis in
terms of assigned locality or problem. It is, for example, development of extensive analyses, strategical studies or
experimental projects. This Master´ s thesis concept is not part of the Master's thesis.
The module Design of Buildings deals with the issue of building design in all scales from urban planning to detail. The
module is aimed mainly at the public and social component of urbanity and their improvement. The teaching methods in
the module are focused on the holistic preparation of students for independent performance of the profession. The
readiness and ability of creative and craft processing of architectural topics is verified on the scope defined in this way.
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Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
The grading scale is given in Article 14 of the Study and Examination Rules of BUT. The recommended grading scale is the following:
- A: excellent design showing personal contribution, all aspects and components of the project are excellent
- B: very good design, or excellent design with partial deficiencies
- C: good design, technically correct
- D: technically correct design with partial deficiencies
- E: sufficiently developed design, with all assigned tasks completed, it complies with the legal requirements (standards)
The supervisor is authorized to require parallel or preceding participation in relevant selective courses.
Students must attend one consultation per week as specified by their supervisor, and the interim design critiques. Students must submit the project that meets the requirements further specified by the supervisor at the beginning of the semester.
Upon the agreement with the teacher, the absences in the classroom can be compensated via online participation.
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Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Česká architektura – Czech Architecture (series). Prague: Prostor, 1999-today. (EN)
JODIDIO, Philip, ed. Public Architecture Now! Taschen, 2010. ISBN: 978-3836517324. (EN)
NEUFERT, Ernst. Architects' Data. John Wiley & Sons, 2019. ISBN: 9781119284352. (EN)
NORBERG-SCHULZ, Christian. Genius loci. ELECTA ED., 1979. (EN)
PHAIDON, eds. The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture. Phaidon Press, 2004. ISBN: 9780714843124. (EN)
THE PLAN. Sustainable Architecture. Promopress, 2017. ISBN: 9788416504206. (EN)
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme NE_A+U Master's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional