ARBE1200
Architectural Design 1A
10 Units
Available in 2014
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 1 |
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Previously offered in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
The aim of this course is to facilitate the development of fundamental design skills through the exploration of architectural concepts and processes. It seeks to develop the student's powers of observation, description, analysis and imagination. Primary architectural concepts of private and public places and people are integrated around the notion of 'play' and presented through various representation modes.
| Objectives | At the end of the semester, the student should be able to do the following: Think creatively and solve problems imaginatively Define problems and formulate strategies for action Collate information and apply analysis and critical judgment Develop understanding of processes of teamwork and collaboration. Develop architectural knowledge and professional literacy through comprehension of key architectural ideas sufficient to communicate their design proposal. |
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| Content | The content of the Architecture 1A Studio includes: Play, Place and People: The individual, the context, and the collective Description and Analysis: Existing designed objects - interaction between people and making imagination, inspriation and representation: Architectural composition and the innovative brief The content of the Design Studies Module, integrated into Architecture 1A, includes: Aspects of design Problem solving models Sketch design procedures and case studies Planning strategies Design of the envelope: factors and case studies Ideas of form and function Introduction to concepts of proportion and scale in architecture Formative ideas in plan to section relationships |
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| Replacing Course(s) | Not applicable | ||||
| Transition | Not applicable | ||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||
| Assumed Knowledge | ARBE1100 Communication in the Built Environment 1 (or to be studied concurrently with this course) | ||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||
| Teaching Methods | Field Study
Lecture Student Projects Studio |
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| Contact Hours | Field Study: for 3 hour(s) per Week for 1 weeks Lecture: for 1 hour(s) per Week for 12 weeks Studio: for 3 hour(s) per Week for 13 weeks Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for 6 weeks Field Study: for 6 hour(s) per Week for 1 weeks |
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| Timetables | 2014 Course Timetables for ARBE1200 |