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Twenty-first Century Architecture (ABPL90117)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 2
Email: brea@unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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This subject offers a broad introduction to contemporary theories and methods used in the production and critique of architecture in the context of current practice.
Architectural concepts such as program, diagram, transparency, tectonics, materiality, and ornament will be explored along with the contemporary manifestations of landscape urbanism, digital technologies, ecological sustainability, and biomimicry in design. The subject provides a perspective within which contemporary architectural polemics and strategies can be understood so that students can approach their own practice with the knowledge of existing contemporary theories of design.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Understand and articulate a broad range of contemporary architectural theories.
- Identify the major architectural thinkers, their philosophical positions and the debates between them.
- Develop a disciplinary vocabulary based in architectural discourse.
- Investigate a particular architectural theory for critical debate and to develop it for their own design practice and criticism.
Generic skills
- Critical thinking and analysis
- Use and citation of sources
- Written and verbal presentation of ideas
- Essay and report writing
- Ability to analyse social and cultural contexts
- Application of generic theories to specific examples
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the MC-ARCH (300EP) OR MC-ARCH3Y Master of Architecture (300 points) and the following subject
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ABPL90289 | Architectural Cultures 2:After Modernism | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
OR
Admission into one of the following courses:
- MC-ARCH Master of Architecture (200 points)
- MC-ARCH2Y Master of Architecture (200 points)
- MC-UCH Master of Urban and Cultural Heritage
- MC-LARCH Master of Landscape Architecture
- MC-CM Master of Construction Management
- MC-URPL Master of Urban Planning
- MC-URBDES Master of Urban Design
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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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Weekly tutorial attendance and participation | 10% | |
8 Weekly Reading Analysis
| Throughout the semester | 25% |
3 quizzes on lecture content, week 4, 8 and 12, 10% each | From Week 4 to Week 12 | 30% |
Manifesto outline
| Week 7 | 5% |
Manifesto draft
| Week 10 | 15% |
Manifesto final (revisions) | End of semester | 15% |
Additional details
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Annmarie Brennan Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Contact hours: 2 x 1.5 hour lecture per week and 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week. Total contact hours: 48 hours 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
Email: brea@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
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 Course Master of Architectural Engineering Course Master of Urban and Cultural Heritage Course Master of Architecture Course 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.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022