ARC4502 · Advanced architecture studies 2

Overview

This unit provides focused study into architectural methods. The unit will foster critical capacities for comprehending and contributing to the built environment. This unit examines architectural methods through the lenses of historically and theoretically based speculative and material developments. Investigations will incorporate various methodologies and diverse points of view. You will also gain awareness of the associated effects on and of architectural design.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

100% in-semester assessment

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Identify and describe diverse aspects of architectural methods;
2. Research and analyse architectural methods and use knowledge to advance understanding of architecture;
3. Locate architectural culture in relation to a variety of relevant contexts with recognition of interconnections and influences shaping practices and approaches;
4. Work in teams to effectively communicate, debate and advocate for developments in architectural methods;
5. Explore the development and implications of architectural methods and the potentials to support change;
6. Reflectively engage in lifelong learning about diverse aspects of architecture.

Workload

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.