Modern Architecture: MoMo to PoMo (ARCH20003)

Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5Not available in 2017

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This subject will consider the development of modern architecture during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It will include: the origins and development of modernism; changing ideas of housing, urbanism and society; functionalism and expression; materiality and spatial organisation; the changing role of the architect; key ideas of seminal thinkers; reactions to and interpretations of modernism; post-modernism and deconstruction. Particular attention will be paid to global migrations of modernist ideas including Asia/Pacific modernities and the postcolonial condition.

Last updated: 14 March 2025

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
ABPL10004 Global Foundations of Design
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
ABPL30050 Modern Architecture: MoMo to PoMo
Semester 1 (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

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Assessment

Additional details

  • Drawn and/or written tutorial exercises completed between weeks 2 and 11 (to the total equivalent of 400 words), totalling (20%);
  • A 2000-word essay, due in week 9, (40%);
  • A two-hour end-of-semester examination, (40%).

Hurdle requirement: Attendance and participation in 80% of tutorials.

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Dates & times

Not available in 2017

Time commitment details

170 Hours

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    Informal specialisationBachelor of Design Elective Subjects
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    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.

    Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants

    Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.

Last updated: 14 March 2025