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SRD164 - Architecture Design Studio 02: Matterscapes

Year

2025 unit information

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

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
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.

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.

Note:

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

Content

SRD164 Studio 02: Matterscapes is an architectural design unit with a focus of tectonic influences in design processes. Student learning in this unit will focus on materiality and tectonic understanding integration of conceptual spatial thinking with elemental technology and fabrication strategies, structural and spatial orders, constructional and envelope systems and immediate context analysis. Students will also engage with architecture representational conventions, as essential tools to develop and communicate design strategies and selective resolution.

Learning Outcomes

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

Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)

ULO1

Analyse compositions of architecture that focus on the influence and impact of tectonics in the design process.

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

ULO2

Demonstrate speculative and refined representational skills in architectural communication of drawings, physical models and oral presentation.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication

ULO3

Explore and generate design proposals and solutions, taking into account user requirements, precedent, environment, technology and responsible material use.

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

ULO4

Reflect on architectural intentions, approaches and principles that investigates design process and thinking.

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
Analysis in Tectonics
Analytical production with predominately visual output (drawings, models), supported by written and oral presentation 30% Week 5
Assessment 2
Concept Design and Tectonic Fabrication
Architectural Design production with predominately visual output (specified drawings and models), supported by oral presentation 50% Week 12
Assessment 3
Reflection (Design Journal)
Design sketchbook, with predominately visual process and thinking 20% Week 13

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 SRD164 can be found via the University Library.

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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