This module is studio based architectural design studio which builds on the learning outcomes from previous studio modules. The module engages students in design projects of a greater complexity and scale. Students in this module engage with medium scale buildings in a contemporary suburban landscape.
This module places emphasis on creating holistic architectural proposals which synthesize issues about constructed landscapes (informed by local conditions, circumstances, and architectural practice) with broader ecological concerns (informed by cross disciplinary knowledge). Its agenda proposes students being responsible for reimagining and recognising human agency within a shared landscape. Using critical natural resources as vehicles for architectural exploration, analysis and design, this module considers architectural design strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Through the facilitation of an interactive design process, this studio deliberately focuses on student led teaching and learning practices, supporting a coordinated model of design process.
Indicative syllabus covered in the module and / or in its discrete element
- Survey fieldwork.
- Preparation of architectural position.
- Engagement with cross disciplinary professionals.
- Preparation and representation of research material.
- Design of a building involving a medium complexity brief.
- Appraisal, calculation, and application of management strategies for critical resources such as water
- Design in a contemporary suburban context using natural and constructed ecosystems as context.
- Medium span structures: organisational circulation systems over multiple floors, tectonic approaches, and landscape strategies for climate change.
- Field trips.
- Group tutorials on selected readings, with student led discussion.
- Case study analysis and student led comparative discussion.
- Group work.
- Individual tutorials.
- Interactive student led feedback reviews with tutors and external reviewers.
- Structured written formative feedback review.
- Curation of student work for exhibition.
- Student and tutor selection of exhibition material for comparative public discussion.
- Lectures.
- Workshops and Seminars.
- Self-directed learning during and outside contact hours.
The Studio is the primary learning and teaching environment through which individual and group tutorials, reviews, peer learning, collaborative group work, and the iterative production of both process and presentation material takes place.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |