Interior Design Studio - Community
UndergraduateCUR-BIA2502023
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Head out into the field and get to grips with a community project. Consider social and cultural constructs that will impact your use of space and aesthetics. Challenge yourself to work with peers to develop a community-minded design solution.
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Interior Design Studio - Community
About this subject
At completion of this subject students will be able to:
- detect and challenge preconceptions relating to social/cultural groups within a community
- employ appropriate communication and project management skills to navigate consultation with a complex community group
- work collaboratively to research and analyse social and cultural constructs to inform spatial utilisation, planning, aesthetic qualities and experiences
- create a culturally and socially responsive design solution, based on international fieldwork
- develop culturally appropriate ways of working including appropriate use of language, listening skills and communication protocols.
- What is Community Encounters
- Design teams
- Introduction to Project Management Principles
- Client Engagement
- Collating Information
- Concept Development
- Design Development
This subject was previously known as Interior Architecture Community Encounters Studio.
Intensive in situ studio subject involving an international fieldtrip with a very high level of Work Integrated Learning. The studio introduces and explores the processes of project management and interdependent teamwork to enable students to work effectively and collaboratively with each other as well as with an external community group. Students will have the opportunity to research, debate and encounter a range of real life community and cultural situations, focusing on international perspectives. Students will have the opportunity to work collaboratively and creatively on a spatial design problem provided by the community, the process of which offers a deeper understanding of the complexities of community and culture. This in turn raises students’ awareness of their own communities. Through these processes students develop communication, problem solving skills and the independence essential to enter the senior years of the program. Design prototyping and testing are to be done through digital fabrication and simulated environments.
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- Project Preparation Plan (50%)
- Design Project Presentation (50%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-AIA-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Applied Science (Interior Architecture)
Elective
- CUR-FAST-DEG-2023 - Fast track your Curtin on campus study
- CUR-BAS-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Applied Science (Architectural Science)
- CUR-CME-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management)
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
one of
CUR-BIA210 (Not currently available)
- CUR-BAS200-Architecture and Interior Architecture Design Studio 2A - Residential Typology and Grammar
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Audio video equipment required.
- Software requirements - Software purchase required.
- Other requirements - Access to the internet. Admission to degree required. Provide an email address.
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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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Applied Science (Interior Architecture)
UndergraduateCUR-AIA-DEG
Fast track your Curtin on campus study
UndergraduateCUR-FAST-DEG
Bachelor of Applied Science (Architectural Science)
UndergraduateCUR-BAS-DEG
Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management)
UndergraduateCUR-CME-DEG