SRD164 - Architecture Design Studio 02: Matterscapes
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Michael Sharman |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2 hour class per week, 1 x 5 hour studio per week. |
Content
SRD164 Studio 02: Matterscapes is an architectural design unit with a focus of tectonic influences in design processes. Student learning in this unit will focus on materiality and tectonic understanding integration of conceptual spatial thinking with elemental technology and fabrication strategies, structural and spatial orders, constructional and envelope systems and immediate context analysis. Students will also engage with architecture representational conventions, as essential tools to develop and communicate design strategies and selective resolution.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Analyse architectural compositions that focuses on the impact of tectonic influences in the design process. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Demonstrate speculative and representational skills in the communication of architectural aspirations through drawings, physical models and oral presentation. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Apply research skills and generate design proposals and solutions, taking into account user requirements, precedent, environment, technology and responsible material use. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Reflect on architectural intentions, approaches principles and processes by drawing, illustrating and physically modelling design concepts. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tectonic concept design and presentation | Problem solving, drawings, physical models and oral presentation | 30% | Week 5 |
| Fabrication proposal and presentation | Architectural design, drawings, models and oral presentation | 50% | Week 12 |
| Reflection | Design diary | 20% | Week 13 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SRD164 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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