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Construction History (ABPL90085)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
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Overview
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Students will gain the ability to analyse the use of materials and the means of constructing buildings from antiquity on, but with particular reference to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Class activities will focus on the comparison of equivalent materials and trades between different cultures, and explore the transmission of skills, building processes and techniques from one to another. Subject may have field trips and off campus activities.
Field trips / off campus may include visit to historical buildings, including construction sites of buildings under restoration/rehabilitation and/or off campus trips for data collection at historical archives. Destination: Melbourne inner city area and surroundings. Details will change from year to year.
Incidental costs
Students will be required to purchase personal protective equipment (boots, hard-hat, vest and safety goggles); cost approx. $120 to $200 per person. Students may use equipment from a previous subject if these are in good working condition.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion, students will be able to:
- Recognise traditional building materials and methods of construction and trace their origins and connections in different regions and historical contexts
- Appreciate the cultural role of building technology and its value as a source of reference and inspiration for innovative architectural design and construction practice
- Understand the historical and cultural developments underlying the history of construction processes, including the political, social and economic factors that led to them
Generic skills
Develop skills for the assessment of surviving structures and recognise practical issues that may affect how they are conserved or rehabilitated
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into a course at the Melbourne School of Design.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Students may not gain credit for this subject and ABPL30027 History of Building Construction
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Interim submission of case study-based assignment incorporating historical research and graphic re-elaborations ( group work task)
| Week 6 | 30% |
Final submission of case study-based assignment incorporating historical research and graphic re-elaborations equivalent (individual task)
| Week 12 | 30% |
Essay showing cognitive skills necessary to envision the construction-related activities associated with various building types and systems in different cultures ( individual task).
| During the examination period | 40% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Giorgio Marfella Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1X2 hour Lecture and 1X1 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
Seminar-based lectures, field trips and tutorials with studio-based and research class activities equivalent to three contact hours weekly (week 1 to week 12), typically 1x2 hour Lecture and 1x1 hour tutorial class
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Urban and Cultural Heritage Informal specialisation Research and Development - 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.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022