Forms and Politics in Architecture (ABPL90357)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
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In design thinking and practice, there is a schism between ‘formal’ and ‘political’ (or compositional and socio-political) considerations. This subject provides a study of the relations between form and politics, in an attempt to fill up this critical gap. Ideas and theories of form and of politics are introduced. Under the category of ‘form’, visual, formal, spatial, aesthetic, compositional, syntactical and organizational issues will be introduced; whereas under the concept of ‘politics’, issues of the nation, the city, the institution, micro spatial politics, the body, visibility, knowledge, design ethics, design criticism, spatial and urban planning, and art-politics relations, will be introduced and explored. Multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural, the subject also aims to test western ideas and Asian cultures in an attempt to forge a constructive dialogue between the two systems.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon the completion of this subject successfully, students will obtain:
- A broad knowledge of the issues concerning form, politics and their relations
- A set of ideas, theories and case studies in which form-politics relations are explored and studied
- A deeper knowledge and an insight obtained from a self-driven and self-defined mini-thesis on a specific idea or case
- Skills of deep/close reading
- Skills of catalogue/bibliographic research
- Basic skills of critical analysis
- Skills of writing
- Skills of presentation
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into a course at the Melbourne School of Design.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Architecture Design, Desighn Thinking
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: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Proposal for a mini-thesis topic (equivalent to 500 words), due Week 3 (10%);
- Annotated bibliography for a mini-thesis (equivalent to 1000 words), due Week 6 (20%);
- Powerpoint presentation of the mini-thesis (10 mins, equivalent to 1000 words), due Week 9 (20%);
- Final submission of the mini-thesis (equivalent to 3000 words), Week 12 (50%).
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Jianfei Zhu Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 3 hours per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
Email: jianfz@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 Hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Urban Design Course Master of Architecture Course Master of Architecture Major 300 point Master of Architecture Major 200 point Master of Architecture - 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.
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: 3 November 2022