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Architecture Design 4
Undergraduate | CUR-BAS230 | 2019
Course information for 2019 intake
View information for 2020 course intakeExamine the bond between people and the built environment. Consider construction that creates connections. Design complementary structures. Explore the past and future potential of local regions. Study medium-scale built form in regional communities.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Architecture Design 4
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- express regional and communal values, aspirations, and meaning in architectural design
- apply knowledge of regional commsubjecty to generate architectural form
- design a medium scale building with public engagement that responds to site and place.
- Art and Architecture
- Perception of Space and Site
- Diagramming Concepts
- Modelling
- Design from the inside out
- Detailing
- Materials
This subject was previously known as Architecture Contexts Studio.
This subject investigates the impact of the physical and social context of a regional community on the design of a building and building groups. The design proposition is a medium scale public building in established regional settlements which provides students with an opportunity to understand local regions, their histories and to explore their potential futures. Work integrated learning is incorporated through exploring a range of complex social, regional and environmental factors in the production of architecture.
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- Investigation (0%)
- Reflection (50%)
- Presentation (50%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Access to hardware: webcam, speakers and microphone.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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