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9521 (v.3) Architectural Design 301


 

Area:

Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture

Credits:

37.5

Contact Hours:

6.0

Studio:

2 x 3 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

8385 (v.3) Architectural Design 202 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Extended development of architectural design as a means to further investigate the relationship of architectural means and intent, Including brief requirements, people/architecture relationships, in other words, architecture and its agents, site analysis, staged approach to design and investigation of architectural theory.
 

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have- An understanding of the relationship between historic precedent and architectural design. The ability to fully investigate the possibilities of site and employ this information to generate significant architectural form. An understanding of different methods of generating architectural form. An understanding of the significance of materials. An understanding of the role of narrative, ritual, expression and symbolism in architecture.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Folio 10%, Project 1 5%, Project 2, Part 1 25%, Part 2 15%, Project 3 20%, Project 4 25%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Field of Education:

 40100 Architecture and Urban Environment (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Not Online  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 1Y  
2004Lim Kok Wing Inst MalaysiaTrimester 1AY  

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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