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Design Studio Gamma (ARCH20002)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5Not available in 2017
Overview
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Underlying the undergraduate design course is the development of both design thinking and dexterity with tools and techniques. The focus of this design subject will be on generating design ideas, translating them into architectural forms, spaces, materials and programs. Students will learn how to refine architecture through consideration of spatial organisation, environmental context and structural necessity. Students will also learn how to communicate comprehensive architectural propositions through 2D- and 3D-modelling (physical and digital), visual and written media and oral presentations.
The focus in this design studio is on issues of materiality, with supporting courses in construction and structures. The studio develops familiarity with, and critical awareness of, processes and modes of production that are specific to architecture. Group work comprises part of the early phases of the studio as team work is a fundamental aspect of architectural practice. Students learn to negotiate individual aspirations and design propositions with multiple partners and associates.
This design studio focuses on multiple interconnected programs and complex buildings, on local sites, with a development scope of up to 10,000m2. These could form a civic complex or a residential complex, or a set of schools or educational buildings. The designated site will be located within the urban or inner suburban area of Melbourne. The emphasis is on speculative undertakings.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who have successfully completed this subject should be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of materials, structures and construction technologies used in buildings, and integrate this knowledge into design propositions
- Design to the specifics of the brief, and to understand and incorporate site and landscape interface
- Understand the physical, social, cultural, historical aspects of site context, and the importance of incorporating context into design outputs
- Grasp scale and space as they relate to people, location and utilisation
- Design a complex or series of interconnected buildings
- Negotiate individual design aspirations within the context of a team project
- Communicate and test ideas and design propositions through iterative use of orthographic drawing, 3D-modelling (digital or physical), photomontage, renderings, and animations
- Integrate historical and theoretical concepts and processes into design propositions
- Recognise and demonstrate awareness of the disciplinary frameworks and attributes of architecture
- Present, substantiate and advocate for design proposals in a public setting, and accept critique in a constructive manner
- Engage with and contribution to studio culture.
Generic skills
Students completing this subject will have developed the following generic skills:
- Ability to generate and iteratively test design ideas
- Ability to work with design precedents
- Ability to work with different design methodologies
- Physical and digital model-making and its translation process
- Ability to integrate digital tools into the design generation and design development processes
- Graphic communication (including orthographic projections: plans, sections, elevations, axonometric and other projections)
- Verbal presentation and appropriate use of design terminology
- Time management and project management
- Constructive acceptance of feedback and criticism.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ARCH10003 | Design Studio Alpha | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ABPL20027 | Architecture Design Studio: Earth | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL20028 | Architecture Design Studio: Water | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Short assessment tasks demonstrating design output that may include physical or digital models, drawings, written assignments, site analyses, journals and sketches (equivalent to 16 hours work) due week 3, (15%);
- Design project (interim submission and presentation), including component of research (requiring approximately 25 hours of work) due week 6, (25%);
- Design project (final submission and presentation), building on skills and themes developed throughout the semester, and demonstrating design output that may include physical or digital models, drawings, written assignments, site analyses, journals and sketches (equivalent to approximately 55 hours of work) due first week of examination period, (50%);
- Contribution to studio culture as demonstrated by class preparation, contribution to group work and class discussion, oral presentations, constructive critique of other students’ work and accepting critique in a constructive manner when completing the final project, due throughout the semester, (10%).
Hurdle requirement: Attendance at 75% or more of studio classes
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2017
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation Non- allowed Breadth Subjects within the Bachelor of Design - relating to specific majors Informal specialisation Bachelor of Design Elective Subjects - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 11 April 2024