TAD2206

Ornament, meaning and design 2A

(A&D)

6 points + 3 hours lecture/tutorial and 9 independent study hours per week + Second semester + Caulfield, Gippsland, Distance + Prerequisites: TAD1101, TAD1102 + Prohibitions: TAD2216

Synopsis: Philosophical issues concerned with the ritual and ideological values of objects and the design ethos /proper0 to them. The difference in habit between tensile members and compressive members in architecture compared to the respective ornamental expressions. Ornament and the modes of construction in timber, textile, clay and glass. Textual recommendations of theorists from antiquity to the twentieth century are judged for their internal logic, cultural implications and acceptability in the context of contemporary theory.

Assessment: Two essays:2000 words 40% + 3000 words 60%