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Master of Architecture Studio D (ABPL90143)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25Dual-Delivery (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
Summer Term
Subject coordinator: Donald Leslie Bates donald.bates@unimelb.edu.au
Senior tutor: Kristen Wang kristen.wang@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 1 (Early-Start)
Subject coordinator: Donald Leslie Bates donald.bates@unimelb.edu.au
Senior tutor: Kristen Wang kristen.wang@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Subject coordinator: Donald Leslie Bates donald.bates@unimelb.edu.au
Senior tutor: Kristen Wang kristen.wang@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | Summer Term - Dual-Delivery Semester 1 (Early-Start) - Dual-Delivery Semester 2 (Early-Start) - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This studio emphasises how successful architectural designs express ideas based in well-grounded, critical thinking, and on values manifest in visions of desired futures. Through design projects and analysis of seminal works, students will develop both design ideas for projects and architectural expressions of those ideas. Autonomous studio options will cover a range of project types including housing, public institutions and urban design, taught with an emphasis on architecture as idea, materiality or program. Students will be expected to choose a different emphasis and project type than for Studio C and to achieve a higher degree of design resolution, conceptual engagement and aesthetic expression. The studio will be vertically integrated with Architectural Design Studios C & E to ensure a wide range of choice and inter-level learning.
Note: Students may seek approval to replace ABPL90143 Master of Architecture Studio D with ABPL90430 Design with Country: Resilience Studio.
Student wishing to pursue this option need to submit an Enrolment Variation form (including written approval from the Master of Architecture course coordinator) to Stop 1. For further information click here.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Successfully create and resolve the design of a building of medium complexity
- Develop performance-based design
- Test theoretical propositions in an urban context
- Translate regulatory constraints and urban policies into design parameters
- Identify performance differences and mutual impacts within spatial programs
- Understand the relationship between social programs and spatial form
- Communicate a complex design vision in a clear and professional manner.
Generic skills
- Time management, including designing within specific timeframes
- An understanding of ethical responses to issues
- Identification of emergent trends in practice
- Written, verbal and visual presentation of ideas
- Use of sketches and diagrams to analyse, design and communicate
- Critical evaluation of policies and practices
- Ability to analyse social and cultural contexts
- Information gathering and critical synthesis
- Creative response to complex problems
- Understanding of professional roles and responsibilities
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ABPL90142 | Master of Architecture Studio C |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
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25 |
Or equivalent
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A mid-semester jury review (critique) oral presentation equivalent to 100 hours of work demonstrating design output that may include physical models, drawings, written assignments, site analyses, journals and sketches.
| Mid semester | 30% |
An end of semester jury review (critique) oral presentation equivalent to 240 hours of work building on work developed throughout the semester demonstrating design output that may include physical models, drawings, written assignments, site analyses and sketches.
| End of semester | 70% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend 75% of studios and pass the end of semester final oral presentation. | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Donald Bates Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours up to 84 hours Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 4 January 2022 to 19 February 2022 Last self-enrol date 12 December 2021 Census date 14 January 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 February 2022 Assessment period ends 21 February 2022 Summer Term contact information
Subject coordinator: Donald Leslie Bates donald.bates@unimelb.edu.au
Senior tutor: Kristen Wang kristen.wang@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 1 (Early-Start)
Principal coordinator Donald Bates Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours up to 84 hours Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 25 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 4 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 Semester 1 (Early-Start) contact information
Subject coordinator: Donald Leslie Bates donald.bates@unimelb.edu.au
Senior tutor: Kristen Wang kristen.wang@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Principal coordinator Donald Bates Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours up to 84 hours Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 22 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 29 July 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022 Semester 2 (Early-Start) contact information
Subject coordinator: Donald Leslie Bates donald.bates@unimelb.edu.au
Senior tutor: Kristen Wang kristen.wang@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
340 hours
Additional delivery details
An enrolment quota of 96 applies to the Summer Term intensive. This quota applies to the combined enrolments in ABPL90142, ABPL90143 and ABPL90115.
Students will be selected into the subject as they self-enrol during the timely re-enrolment period. If the enrolment quota is exceeded, availability of additional places will be up to the Subject Coordinator’s discretion.
Any students enrolling after the quota has been reached will be withdrawn from the subject and advised of the alternative subjects available.
For detailed information on the quota subject application process and due dates, refer to the EDSC Quota Subjects webpage.
Studio class allocation process is done via a ballot, for further information please refer to the MSD Studios webpage.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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 Architecture - 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: 31 January 2024