SRD364 - Architecture Design Studio 06: Superstudio

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

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

SRD263 and SRD264

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: SRD361
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

This is the capstone design unit of the Architecture undergraduate courses. Students will select from a range of projects offered by specific staff members. All proposed projects will have similar scale, ambition and design complexity. Students will be required to demonstrate, through their design production, the integration and application of all the skills, capacities and knowledge learnt in previous design units, as well as the integration of knowledge gained in all other units of the course. Projects will emphasise the integration of the five major topics that have characterised the design studios in the Architecture courses: Architecture as a meaningful and relevant discipline strongly linked to the overall cultural and philosophical panorama; architectural compromise with materiality; environmental responsibility of the work of the architect in the built environment; the fundamental public role of Architecture; and physical and conceptual hybrid condition of the current urban environment.

Students will have the opportunity to select their main field of interest in architectural design (Thought, Matter, Earth, Public, Hybrid).  Students will also integrate components from the remaining design inputs in their proposal, demonstrating the application of their individual approach to Architecture.

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

Identify and recognize the diverse range of contemporary drivers of architectural design in order to construct a personal, rigorous and responsible position as an architect, grounded on individual ethic and aesthetic convictions as well as professional expertise.

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

ULO2

Investigate and analyse ill-defined real world environmental, cultural, physical and social architectural problems, frequently in complex and contradictory situations, explain their significance causes and consequences, in order to build a solid and rigorous base for the formulation of alternative solutions.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO3

Create an authentic and well-rounded architectural response to problems, through conceptually and physically sustainable, achieving a fertile balance between conventional and professional practice and innovative and speculative exploration of design alternatives.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO4

Apply and integrate knowledge of architecture theory and technology to develop and manage architecture projects, demonstrating initiative and judgement for professional practice.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO5

Communicate clearly, professionally and responsibly using oral, visual, digital, graphic and interpersonal communication modes to inform, motivate and persuade specialist and non-specialist audiences about architectural ideas and designs.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication

ULO6

Reflect on the meaning, capacity and implications of architectural design decisions, demonstrating ability and responsibility in the professional practice that will shape and define the human landscape of the future.

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

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1
Design: project analysis and concept development (includes oral presentation)
Project analysis: drawings, models and oral presentation 20% Week 4
Assessment 2
Design: project final presentation
Final design: drawings, models and oral presentation 50% Week 12
Assessment 3
Reflective portfolio
Drawings, models, written report/s 30% 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: SRD364 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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