ARBE6202Architectural Practice

Course handbook

Description

The professional courses, Architectural Management and Architectural Practice, help students to learn about being in the business of architecture: from the aspirational to the pragmatic, the ethical to the legal, these courses deal with our roles and duties as architects. These courses, like the practice of architecture itself, will entail working with professionals and peers to develop strong skills in collaboration and communication. Architectural Practice encompasses the broader aspects of operating within the field of architecture, from ways of forming and running practices of various types, to engaging with systems and groups that surround our practices, to our ethical, statutory, and moral responsibilities to the users of architecture and to Country. There are many ways of procuring work, with varied implications (social, environmental, contractual, and economic) and Architecture Practice looks to how we shape, and are shaped, by our context. Where Architecture Management takes us through the life of a project from the beginning to the end of its client-architect and construction contracts, Architecture Practice book-ends the project, including learning about generating work, procurement methods, quality assurance systems, and post-occupancy. The methods by which we conceive, articulate, and communicate our work in practice is key to the course.

Availability2024 Course Timetables

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Apply understanding of the basic regulatory and ethical frameworks for architectural practice

2. Critically reflect on different architectural practice models, processes and procedures

3. Identify relevant stakeholders, experts and knowledge keepers for projects and practices

4. Articulate the implications of architectural and building practices and processes to the world beyond architecture

5. Present written and visual concepts and ideas to a professional level .

Content

• Introduction to Architectural Practice
• Contemporary context of architecture and the profession
• Ethics, equity and regulation
• Practice models and structures
• Practice systems and quality management systems
• Managing risk
• Collaboration with diverse stakeholders and knowledge keepers
• Project teams, resourcing and skills
• Marketing and procurement of architectural projects
• Employment opportunities
• Building procurement models
• Implications of practice for Country and community

Assumed knowledge

Bachelor of Design (Architecture) or equivalent

Assessment items

Case Study / Problem Based Learning: Presentation and Report

Proposal / Plan: Presentation and Report

Quiz: 5 Online quizzes to test your knowledge of key course content

Contact hours

Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan

Course outline

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