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308222 (v.1) Architecture and Culture 602


Area:

Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

2.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly
 

Syllabus:

The idea of heritage and building conservation. Heritage and conservation theory including interpretation. Heritage legislation and International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) conservation guidelines. The assessment of cultural significance and conservation management. The practices of archival research, building inspections, building measurement and recording. The conservation of building construction and materials. The recycling of buildings. Currently available at undergraduate level. Attracts graduates from architecture, planning and landscape architecture, as such some students have not had exposure to this particular subject matter and its associated skills. At postgraduate level students will be expected to display a higher level of academic achievement, to review the literature at greater depth and critical analysis. Urban Design students in particular should be able to demonstrate the necessary knowledge, skills and techniques base for transport land use integration with regard to urban design practice.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

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

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 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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