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Polemic Design in China Japan Korea (ABPL90388)
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Fragments of design thinking in East Asia, such as those of Japan and of current China, are well known or at least accessible. Yet there is hardly a concise, critical and comprehensive study on modern and current architecture of China, Japan and Korea together, as a whole and as a challenging case in design thinking on the world stage. This subject aims to provide such a study. The teaching and the debate in this subject focus on ‘polemic’ designs in these countries from the 1950s to the 2010s – designs that are interesting or controversial in formal, urban, cultural, social or political sense. By focusing on these critical cases, a broader history of design thinking dating back to the modern and ancient pasts, and generic currents of design practice in relation to the modern political history of the countries and the region are also studied. This subject aims to explore a gap of knowledge in the current design discourse on modernism and contemporary architecture. It aims to help construct a pluralist and multi-polar knowledge of architecture of the world in which a non-western case provides a critical contribution.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completing this subject, students should have obtained:
- A general knowledge of modern and current architecture of east Asia (China, Japan & Korea);
- A set of focused cases of post-war and current architecture of the three countries;
- A deeper knowledge and an insight obtained through a self-driven, self-defined mini-thesis on an architect or a design;
- Skills of deep/close reading;
- Skills of catalogue/bibliographic research;
- Basic skills of critical analysis (historical, formal and spatial);
- Skills of writing;
- Skills of presentation.
Generic skills
- Skills of deep/close reading;
- Skills of catalogue/bibliographic research;
- Basic skills of critical analysis (historical, formal and spatial);
- Skills of writing;
- Skills of presentation.
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into a course at the Melbourne School of Design.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Modern/Contemporary Architecture (General) or Modern History/Culture of East Asia
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: 30 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Proposal of a mini-thesis topic
| Week 3 | 10% |
Annotated bibliography for the mini-thesis
| Week 6 | 20% |
Power Point Presenation presentation of the mini-thesis
| Week 9 | 30% |
Final submission of the mini-thesis
| Week 12 | 40% |
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2022
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
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Type Name Course Master of Urban and Cultural Heritage - 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: 30 January 2024