Unit of Study: MARC4001 - Urban Architecture Research Studio
The studio examines the nature of architecture in the urban context in terms of the internal and external parameters which act on the design process at incremental urban scales and intensities of use. The studio also examines the societal, financial, legislative and managerial framework which determines the envelope within which development may occur. The evolutionary nature of urban fabric and the historical processes acting on the urban form and on individual projects will be researched as a foundational process in the development of design projects as well as the evolving statutory environment. Each studio will require the presentation of a developed design project substantiated by a researched report defining the foundations on which the project rests.MARC4001 Studio A Urban Architecture, MARC4002 Studio B Sustainable Architecture and MARC4003 Studio C Digital Architecture are all available in both semesters 1 and 2. Students may enrol or pre-enrol freely, but some will be asked to swap to create equal groups. After three semesters each student will have done each of the studios. The studios examine the relationships between architecture and urbanism; architecture and sustainability; and architecture and digital design. Each is based around one or more design projects which address a specialised area of study, supported by lectures and seminars which introduce the relevant theory, knowledge and design precedents. Studios require the investigation of key technical issues and systems, and their innovative integration in the design, with the preparation of appropriate contract documents.On the successful completion of these units, students will have demonstrated: an ability to formulate, interpret and communicate appropriate concepts derived from the study of brief and site; an ability to extend those starting points into a working design proposal; an ability to develop the design proposal in response to critique, and produce a building design which demonstrably embodies understanding of the principles associated with the specialised study area; an ability to communicate the design ideas effectively through appropriate graphic and three-dimensional means using architectural conventions; and an ability to cohesively design and execute a comprehensive presentation of the project. These units are core to the Master of Architecture.Contact hours: 6 hours per week for 11 weeks. Class preparation: 10 hours per week for 8 weeks. Assessment preparation: 28 hours per semester.
Unit coordinator: Dr Peter Armstrong/Dr Lee Stickells
Classes: Six hours per week for 11 weeks
Assessment: Attendance; lecture and tutorial participation; staged exercises; developed design including research or technical report.
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This unit of study can be undertaken as a part of the following degree programs:
Master of Architecture
Around the world, the role of the architect is increasingly to move seamlessly, and with agility and expertise, between different environmental and design disciplines in different cultural and climatic contexts, and to make sense of, and create the contemporary world. It is with this in mind that our Master of Architecture program has been developed.
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Master of Urban Design (Architectural and Urban Design)
The two year Master of Urban Design (Architectural & Urban Design) program provides an opportunity to pursue knowledge that will extend your understanding of the changes affecting architecture and urbanism.
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