6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Organisational Unit
Coordinator(s)
Associate Professor Ari Seligmann (Caulfield)
Ms Jacqui Alexander (Prato)
Unit guides
Offered
- Second semester 2017 (Day)
- Trimester 2 2017 (Off-campus block of classes)
- Trimester 2 2017 (On-campus block of classes)
- Trimester 2 2017 (Off-campus block of classes)
Synopsis
This unit provides focused study into aspects of architecture culture. The unit will develop critical capacities for comprehending and contributing to the built environment. This unit explores architectural culture through the lenses of historically and theoretically based speculative and material developments. Investigations will incorporate various methodologies and diverse points of view. Students will also gain awareness of the associated effects on and of architectural design.
Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- Understand and describe aspects of architecture culture
- Critically analyse and evaluate dimensions of architecture culture
- Compare and utilise methods and tactics involved in architecture culture
- Demonstrate skills for producing and communicating explorations of architecture culture
- Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.
Assessment
This is a semester-long project unit.
100% mixed mode
Workload requirements
On-campus: 12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.
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Chief examiner(s)
Prerequisites
Enrolled in Bachelor of Architectural Design and must have passed 96 credit points, OHS1000