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IAR2411 - Contemporary interior architecture

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Coordinator(s)

Nicole Kalms

Offered

Caulfield

First semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit introduces the history and theory of selected Australian and international interior architecture since 1968. The unit will also introduce methods for the written, spoken and visual analysis of buildings including site visits, analytical case studies and other forms of analysis. In addition to the theoretical and historical contexts of the spaces studied the unit will investigate their contribution to interior design and spatial practice.

Outcomes

demonstrate knowledge of the history, theory and context of post 1968 interior architecture and spatial practice.
apply basic research skills appropriate to the discipline.
demonstrate a basic understanding of analytical technique applicable to examine interior architecture.
evaluate selected buildings and their contribution to spatial design and interior architecture.
understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to sustained independent practice and in order to collaborate safely with peers.

Assessment

100% Mixed mode

Workload requirements

on campus: 12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent

Chief examiner(s)

Nicole Kalms

Prerequisites

AHT1101and enrolled in the Bachelor of Interior Architecture or permission from Unit Coordinator