SRA323 - Contemporary Architecture
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | SRA215 or SRA224 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 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. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 2 hour lecture per week, 1 x 2 hour seminar per week. |
Content
This unit examines architecture as a cultural discipline from 1968 to the present day. It seeks to critically discuss and engage with particular architects and works of architecture from Europe, Australia, the US, and Asia it also demonstrates the ways in which particular theoretical frameworks impact the direction and currents of architectural enquiry and production. These architects and works are critically analysed to enable students to develop their own understanding of the very nature of critical attitudes in architecture through selected books, essays, articles and other media outputs. The unit emphasises the essential role of critique in architecture and complements design studios be introducing the most relevant contemporary theories and concepts in architecture.
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