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Venice Studio (ABPL30070)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Winter Term
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | Winter Term - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This 2-week July intensive studio subject introduces students to the complexities of the historic city and its architecture in the contemporary age of cultural tourism through empirical and archival research, and the completion of a design project.
The subject utilises the significant expertise and resources of the European Cultural Academy (ECA); an arm of the largest architecture programming body in Venice after the Venice Biennale, and the IUAV Archivio Progetti; one of the premier archives in Europe which houses important collections of Italian design and architecture.
This subject asks students to consider the acute convergence of heritage, environment, mass tourism, aesthetics, and contemporary design culture to develop design responses which critically re-evaluate the adjacency of historical buildings and contemporary design techniques within the historic city. Observation and documentation of the city, its architecture, and its present-day rhythms are combined with archival research of more recent Italian design histories at the IUAV Archive to provide students with the critical tools for generating a speculative design project. Design projects will investigate the confluence of tradition and contemporaneity but also explore the active role the archive (and its contained design histories) plays in these constructions.
Venetian architects and scholars will work with students in the studio to develop their projects and aid in the development of student’s knowledge of the city and its architecture. Various other local guests will provide lectures and hold discussions with students on the present-day cultural, socio-political, and environmental aspects of the city.
Subject Notes: In 2021 this subject will be delivered via a blended model in Melbourne and online with Venice.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Identify social, artistic and political histories of major public buildings and urban precincts under investigation
- Conduct design research at premier archives and public institutions
- Analyse and critically evaluate contemporary tourism and its practices within historical urban centres
- Synthesise heritage and contemporary design attributes to produce a design project
- Generate 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional design drawings from accumulated research material
- Demonstrate the ability to deliver a design project as a team through coordination and collaboration within the studio environment
- Coordinate empirical, archival and design research material
Generic skills
- Empirical and archival design research
- Design response to complex urban and architectural problems
- 2D and 3D representation
- Verbal, graphic and written presentation of ideas
- Participatory and collaborative skills within the studio environment
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ARCH10001 | Foundations of Design: Representation |
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
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12.5 |
ARCH10003 | Design Studio Alpha |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
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12.5 |
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Individual Presentation (graphic + oral): Research, documentation, and analysis of case studies + preliminary design research (inc. drawings, digital models, diagrams, and research material
| End of week 1 | 30% |
Group Presentation (graphic + oral): Each student to present their individual design research and its contribution to the final group design project (inc. drawings and digital model).
| End of week 2 | 40% |
Individual Submission: Student to digitally submit the group design project accompanied by an individual design statement (reflection) linking final outcomes to case study research.
| End of the assessment period | 30% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Winter Term - Online
Coordinator Scott Woods Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 36 hours over two weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 28 June 2021 Pre teaching requirements Students will be required to complete a short (2-5hr) online software learning module 1 week prior to the beginning of teaching. Teaching period 5 July 2021 to 16 July 2021 Last self-enrol date 29 June 2021 Census date 9 July 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 July 2021 Assessment period ends 23 July 2021 Winter Term contact information
Additional delivery details
Quota= 25
Selection Criteria: This subject has an automated quota. Your enrolment confirms your space in this subject. If you choose to withdraw from this subject you will be forfeiting your space and may be unable to enrol again. Please check the Handbook for more information.
For detailed information on the quota subject application process and due dates, refer to the EDSC Quota Subjects webpage: http://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/quota-subjects.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- 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