Urban Design Studio

About this subject

• What you'll learn

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

  1. using appropriate research methods, identify, analyse and compare data on controlling planning, development and design principles of urban contexts and projects from local and international sources to create sustainable urban propositions
  2. application of creative imagination, and evaluation and synthesise design options, employing three-dimensional and other modelling processes, values of physical, environmental, ecological and cultural contexts to develop an urban design project in response to regulatory requirements and international standards
  3. evaluate, synthesise and communicate the values embedded within the broader and regional context and respond through an architectural schematic design project considering scale, place users and the regulatory framework.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Curtin University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• CUR-MAA-MAS-2024 - Master of Architecture

Elective

• CUR-FAST-MAS-2024 - Fast track your Curtin on campus study (Postgraduate)

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - Audio video equipment required.
• Software requirements - Access to the Internet.
• Other requirements - Admission to degree may be required.

Study load

0.25 EFTSL

This is in the range of 20 to 24 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.