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Sustainable Tropical Housing (ABPL90152)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2017

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This subject will introduce the principles for designing and constructing sustainable housing in the tropics. It addresses the effects of both sociological and technical issues and discusses affordability, liveability, environmental impacts, sociality and relationships between community networks and space. The first part of the subject addresses these issues on both a theoretical and case study basis while the second part takes this background material ‘into the field’ to address real life problems via the design studio (and where possible design and construct studios) in Southeast Asia or northern Australia.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:



  • LO1: Identify and engage critically with issues of social and environmental sustainability;
  • LO2: Demonstrate a critical understanding of the design and construction processes governing tropical housing;
  • LO3: Participation in the design and construction of structures in dialogue with local communities.

Generic skills

  • Ability to engage in interdisciplinary work.
  • An understanding of ethical responses to issues.
  • Presentation of projects verbally and graphically.
  • Analysis and synthesis of data.
  • Ability to analyse social and cultural contexts.
  • Spatial analysis.
  • Creative response to complex problems.
  • Ability to work in a cross-cultural design team and to manage group and individual contributions.

Last updated: 3 November 2022