IAR3401 - Interior architecture history and theory - 2018

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Nicole Kalms

Coordinator(s)

Ms Charity Edwards

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2018 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ARC2401 or IAR2411

Prohibitions

TAD2214

Synopsis

This unit provides an overview of approaches to the history and theory of interior architecture. The unit will also introduce methods for the written and visual analysis of interior architecture. The unit will investigate dialogues between history, theory and interior architectural design.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

  1. to demonstrate a basic knowledge of the history and theories of the interior
  2. develop a critical approach to the socio economic, political and cultural contexts of selected interior architecture projects
  3. identify and critique significant interior architecture projects and their contribution to contemporary interior practice
  4. demonstrate a basic understanding of techniques applicable to the visual analysis of interior architecture
  5. inform and integrate design processes with theories of the interior
  6. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% mixed mode

Workload requirements

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

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