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Architecture Methods 1

Undergraduate | CUR-BAS115 | 2021

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Begin your exploration of architectural design methods. Learn how to develop concepts, then visualise them on page and on screen. Get a snapshot of photography’s role in the field of architecture. Start drafting your career in architecture here.

Study method
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Assessments
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Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
13 weeks

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Architecture Methods 1

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. analyse a site through methods of observation and representation with the aid of appropriate communication tools
    2. apply diagramming, drawing and modelling conventions, including orthographic projection, as methods to investigate and communicate form and space in the built environment
    3. select, collate and communicate ideas and design processes.

Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • CUR-BAS115C-Architecture Methods 1 (no longer available)

Others

Students who have completed BAS110 PRIOR to 2015 are not required to enrol into its co-requisite BAS115 as it was previously counted as double subject. From 2015, BAS110 must be enrolled at same time.

Additional requirements

  • Equipment requirements - Access to hardware: webcam, speakers and microphone.
  • Other requirements -

    In this studio unit(s) students are required to purchase a number of specific items for hand drawing, sketching and presenting. These supplies will continue to be used and required throughout the course.

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.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.

What to study next?

Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses

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