Architektura uczelni wyższych. Wybrane kryteria jakościowe przestrzeni współczesnego kampusu w badaniach i projektach studentów Wydziału Architektury Politechniki Śląskiej

The education of architects at the Faculty of Architecture of the Silesian University of Technology in the field of architectural design is based on scientific research. Researchbased design means asking research questions and formulating answers supported by research methods that students learn during the course of their studies. The paper discusses a student didactic and research project carried out as a part of a semester course. The research concerned the evaluation of the functional, behavioural and organizational criteria indicated on the University campus, carried out using the Post-Occupancy Evaluation method (POE). The scope of the research included the following criteria: way-finding and buildings visual identification, universal design, services on the campus, network of learning and social contact places, design out crime issues, aesthetics of the university campus, and the campus as a space for social integration. The final part of the paper also presents selected student projects carried out on the basis of conclusions from the described research.