Undergraduate - UnitARC2002 - Architecture Design Studio 4

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational Unit	Department of Architecture
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Ari Seligmann (Caulfield), Mr Justin Mallia (Prato)

Notes

Within this unit students engage in a range of studio design projects which have quota restrictions. For distribution into studio project groups, consideration will be given to student preference forms, academic performance, and previous design studio experiences. Weighted Average Mark (WAM) may be taken into account to ensure there is an even distribution of students in the studio project groups. Studio project group allocation will be decided by the Program Coordinator and Chief Examiner of the unit.

Synopsis

Architecture Design Studio 4 continues to expand on the conceptual understanding and skill base of preceding design studios. The unit elaborates on architectural design as a process of investigation, critical observation, and experiment. It increases the emphasis on design as a synthetic process encompassing a range of complex issues inherent in the production of architecture: material, structure, program, site, history and representation are investigated in their relationship to the production of architectural form.
Architecture Design Studio 4 continues to enhance the development of architectural designs through the three-dimensional and material testing of ideas. Studies in the unit will maintain their focus on developing an understanding of design as a visual language and process of cultural production with a focus on social and environmental sustainability.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

Demonstrate an intermediate level of competence in architectural design.
Have the ability to critically analyse and respond appropriately to a compound brief.
Have developed a competent understanding of how observation, analysis, experiment and critique apply to the architectural design process.
Have acquired an intermediate level of competence in a range of skills in verbal, graphic and 3-dimensional presentation.
Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.