SRD264 - Architecture Design Studio 04: Publicscapes

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Waterfront (Geelong)
Credit point(s):2
EFTSL value:0.250
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Yolanda Esteban
Prerequisite:

SRD163 and SRD164

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: SRD261
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 2 hour lecture per week, 1 x 5 hour practical experience (studio) per week.

Note:

Please note students will be required to pay additional costs (not included in standard student fees) for unit related materials.

Content

SRD264 Studio 04 Publicscapes is a studio-based unit. It comprises a series of set exercises that feed into a design problem. Studio is the central component in the education of an architect. It is the place where students do and discuss their designs. No designer works in isolation. Due to its particular complexity, urban design requires specific and continuous collaboration and cooperation. Students are expected to attend all studio sessions with all the necessary equipment.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Explain the architecture's role in the establishment of a sense of place through designing in a responsive and responsible manner.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Create an architectural narrative through the application of critical thinking practices to establish a position of the value of architectural design within the built environment.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO6: Self-management

ULO3

Communicate an understanding of design within urban contexts in written, visual and oral formats.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication

ULO4

Explain the complex relationships between the public and the private in architecture within an urban context.

GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO5

Create a design synthesis by engaging in ideation through the exploration of form-making using a range of different communication techniques.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO6

Explain the tectonic nature of architecture through engagement with sectional analysis, with particular focus on interior design, materiality and structure.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1
Urban and site analysis report
Urban and site analysis report 30% Week 4
Assessment 2
Design project and presentation
Architectural scheme with drawings and models, plus a presentation 50% Week 12
Assessment 3
Design reflective folio
Design document 20% End-of-Unit Assessment Period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SRD264 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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