SRD263 - Architecture Design Studio 03: Earthscapes
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 1: Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Susan Ang |
| Prerequisite: | SRD163 and SRD164 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | SRD261 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 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 3 hour studio per week. |
Content
Climate change and sustainability are increasingly significant factors in the design process. In this studio unit, students will explore architectural design with a major focus on the relationship between sustainable design, functional requirements, climate, and site conditions. Students will gain knowledge of design quality, which is a holistic balance between inputs and outcomes with regard to cultures and resources. Student exploration will include: the use of diagrams to communicate ideas, site analysis, and ecologically sustainable building. Learning and assessment activities will require students to consider cultural, social, material and environmental requirements, as well as the importance of historical precedent and designing collaboratively as part of a team.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Conceptualise, design and critically evaluate architectural solutions that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Communicate design concepts - and their relationship to tectonic, environmental and structural systems and issues of ecological sustainability. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Apply methods, precedent, critique, context analysis and knowledge of the history of design theory. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Design appropriate solar, lighting and acoustics based on the relationship to natural and cultural contexts. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Identify teamwork skills they use and reflect on the development of their ability to collaborate within a design team. | GLO2: Communication |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investigative project | Site Analysis/Conceptual Ideation. Report, 30 A4 page maximum | 20% | Week 3 |
| Group project design | Collaborative graphic presentation and model | 30% | Week 7 |
| Individual project design | Graphic presentation and model | 50% | Week 11 |
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: SRD263 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.
Unit Fee Information
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