Technology of Design

• • The role of design
  • The language of structures
  • How things stand up and why they fall down
  • Solid construction
  • Skeletal construction
  • Surface construction
  • Engaging the site
  • The idea of a floor system
  • The idea of a wall system
  • The idea of a roof system

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-BAS120C-Technology of Design (No longer available)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

This subject is an introduction to the theoretical and pragmatic relationships - the why and the how - between the built environment, natural environment and human environment in design. It introduces students to the fundamentals of tectonics such as structural systems and materials and related implications in terms of thermal, lighting and acoustics performance on architecture. Work integrated learning is incorporated through understanding the relationship between technology and the formal language of design in architecture.

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• Exercise (40%)
• Report (30%)
• eTest (Non-Invigilated) (30%)

Current study term: 28 Nov 21 to 27 Feb 22

Next study term: 29 May 22 to 28 Aug 22