Postgraduate - UnitARC5002 - Architecture Design Research Project

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 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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18 points, SCA Band 2, 0.375 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational Unit	Department of Architecture
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2015 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2015 (Evening)
Coordinator(s)	Mr Ross Brewin

Synopsis

Architecture Design Research Project is the culmination of the architectural studio stream and consolidates the conceptual understanding and skill base of preceding design studios. It reinforces architectural design as a process of investigation, critical observation, and experiment. Students will demonstrate mastery of design research as a synthetic process encompassing a range of complex issues inherent in the production of architecture: form, material, structure, program, site, history and representation architectural form. Studies in the unit will maintain a focus on developing design as a visual language and process of cultural production with an emphasis on social and environmental sustainability.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

Demonstrate mastery in architectural design.
Have acquired mastery of architectural design research.
Have the ability to critically analyse and successfully respond to the complex range of issues inherent in an architectural design project.
Have developed and demonstrate command of how analysis, experiment and critique apply to the architectural design process.
Have acquired mastery of all presentation skills: verbal, graphic and 3-dimensional.
Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.