PROJECT ACTIVITY AS A TOOL OF ESTABLISHING ARCHITECTURAL LITERACY OF STUDENTS OF ALL DIRECTIONS

The first intake of students from T–University took place at the Don State Technical University, a project within the framework of the university transformation program, in 2021-2022 academic year. The Humanities and Arts module, among other disciplines, included an Introductory course of architecture. During 6 hours of classroom work in the format of project activity, students had to master the basics of architectural literacy: learn to read the simplest drawings, compare them with a three-dimensional model, analyze the influence of the environment and other factors onto an architectural project, operate with some fundamental terms and present their own ideas in the form sketches. Students completed the task in a short time and defended their work, and the information received was used in the work on the course project on the module. However, problems were identified, some difficulties in working with students that require attention and further elaboration. All students, regardless of the level of artistic training and the presence of creative talents, as well as experience working with drawings, in the course of project activities to some extent coped with the task and showed creative abilities, volumetric thinking and creativity.