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Asia Pacific Modernities (ABPL30057)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Not available in 2018
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Overview
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This subject will offer an integrated overview of urban, architectural and landscape related issues in the Asia Pacific region, including Asia and Australia. Fieldwork could include visits within Melbourne.
Topics will include:
- Indigenous landscapes and place-making
- Colonial cities and institutions
- Regional and vernacular responses
- Nationalism and commemoration
- Derivative modernisms
- Cultural environments
- Post disaster reconstruction
- Informal settlements
- Globalisation and the metropolis
- Suburban form
- Tourism and heritage
- Transnational architectural discourses/practices in Asia Pacific
Intended learning outcomes
The subject will look at the application of historical knowledge in practice and discuss career pathways in Asia and Australia.
On completion of the subject students will be expected to
- Have greater knowledge of the region and Australia’s regional relationships through architecture, urbanism and landscape. This knowledge will include foci on material, technological, textual and pedagogical approaches that are interdisciplinary and socially oriented.
- Gain an awareness of key concepts and issues;
- Learn to analyse and critique examples and understand their social relevance.
Generic skills
The following skills should be obtained upon completion of the subject:
- Written, verbal and graphic presentation of ideas;
- Critical thinking and analysis;
- Evaluation of existing knowledge;
Last updated: 14 March 2025