Area: | Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture |
Credits: | 37.5 |
Contact Hours: | 6.0 |
Studio: | 2 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Anti Requisite(s): | 12538 (v.3) Architecture/Interior Architecture Design 121
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Syllabus: | Fundamental study of the relationships between ideas and architectural space, form and structure as related to human culture. Principles are developed through assigned architectural and interior design projects. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Developed critical thinking skills through design tasks involving the application of knowledge, conceptualisation, decision making, and problem solving. Skills in the application and development of drawn and non-drawn communication of ideas in architecture and interior architecture design. Developed teamwork skills through practise. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Ching, F.D.K. (1979), Form Space and Order, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York. Diller and Scofidio, (1994), Flesh: Architectural Probes, Princeton Architectural Press, New York. Grosz, E. (1995) Space, Time, and Perversion: Essays on the Politics of Bodies, Routledge, New York. Papanek, V. (1985), Design for the Real World, Thames and Hudson. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Projects 1 and 2, (3 weeks) initial collaborative exercise and mentoring, graphic and modeling exercise 20 %,. Project 3 (4 weeks) hands-on environmental exercise prototyping in a sensitive site 30 %, Project 4 (6 weeks) house for a notable character who is well documented in publications 40 %, Participation and Folio (continuous) 10 %. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 40100 Architecture and Urban Environment (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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