The Architectural Design Studio VII module engages with strategic design issues at both a territorial and architectural scale whilst requiring students to adopt a critical architectural position in relation to climate action and the zero carbon imperative.
Through individual and collaborative group processes students will research a given territory (region, town or neighbourhood) and engage with other built environment disciplines and community partners to develop innovative and sustainable urban design strategies. Students will explore through these design projects the interrelationship of built form, infrastructural networks, open space and natural systems and the impact on sustainable place making. The challenge of dealing with the existing built environment as an important resource underpins the studio with principles of adaptive reuse prioritised in individual studio design projects.
The module emphasises the impact of interconnected and innovative infrastructures such as energy, waste, transport and industry on the making of sustainable architectural and urban design proposals and seeks in particular to address the objectives established in Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 9 (Industry Innovation and Infrastructure), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities & Communities) and SDG 13 (Climate Action)
Strategic Design Research
Landscape and Territories
Critical Infrastructures
Urban Design – analytical skills
Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods and interpretation of data
Site Analysis and Fieldwork
Design of a building /landscape or infrastructure
Participatory Design Processes
Carbon Emissions Reduction in the Built Environment
Architectural Responses to Climate Change – Research of Case Studies
Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings
Building Conservation and Restoration
Energy Retrofit and upgrade of existing buildings
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.
The studio will be supported by individual desk critiques, interim and formal reviews (with external guests), field and study trips, research, seminars/presentations, informal meetings and discussions and engagement with external partners and specialists.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |