DGN3106*

Design studio 6

12 points - 24 hours per week, including 6 studio hours and 18 hours of independent study - Second semester - Caulfield - Prerequisites: DGN3105 - Corequisites: None

Objectives On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to undertake a major project with effective resolution of technical detail at a level sufficient to brief specialists; develop a brief, analyse client and user requirements, research and resolve technical requirements, specify materials and finishes and construction concepts; communicate and present the project design to client and constructors; explain analytically the cultural sources of the inspiration for the design; express persuasively the aesthetic and symbolic values embedded in the design; relate the design to historical and contemporary precedents, not only for the sake of explaining its technical and cultural virtues but for potential refinements and the development of vision in their future career.

Synopsis This subject enables the student to integrate the knowledge and capabilities acquired in the previous stages of the course, in a major project which will demonstrate an understanding of design and competence in its practice. The subject comprises one project which is selected by the student in consultation with the course coordinator. It will be a topic which the student is interested in focussing on and which will also serve as a vehicle to demonstrate the students' understanding and capabilities. It will have appropriate complexity to ensure that there is a sufficient range of content to enable students to demonstrate their capabilities and to enable students to undertake and present it within the time and resource limitations of the subject. Project planning and research is an important aspect of the subject.

Assessment Project research, planning, design: 80% - Project report on design and the specification: 20%

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