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Architecture Design Studio: Fire (ABPL30037)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
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The subject is the capstone subject for the Architecture major in the Bachelor of Environments. It is intended that the subject will integrate previous coursework in the major. The core of the undergraduate design sequence is the development of both design thinking and dexterity with tools. The focus of the investigations of this subject will be architecture in an urban context, which will be explored by students designing a particular building type, e.g. a theatre, a motel, a car park, a television studio, a school, etc. The project will engage with historical, theoretical, structural, and environmental ideas relevant to the specific project through the lectures and various set design exercises.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject the student is expected to:
- Demonstrate an ability to develop a brief in response to a studio theme;
- Demonstrate an ability to generate, explore and critically evaluate a variety of design possibilities for a given situation;
- Demonstrate an understanding of relationships between architectural proposals and studio themes;
- Select from a range of theories (architectural, artistic, environmental, historical, philosophical, scientific, etc.) and make them relevant to the task at hand;
- Understand and convincingly and innovatively link the relationship between the selected or developed theory or theories, the site, the city, the architectural program, and the architectural intervention.
- Demonstrate skills in the appropriate use of representational media;
- Develop and select from a range of communication options and techniques and select a relevant means of communicating a range of experiential, sensual and conceptual design intentions;
- Demonstate the ability to make a case for proposals;
- Integrate the pragmatic issues of the project with their own agenda and to be aware of the experiential, sensual and conceptual consquences of the pragmatic issues;
- Demonstrate an ability to integrate studies from the three streams of subjects from the Architecture Major in design proposal(s);
- Engage with and contribute to your own work and with the work of others in the studio.
Generic skills
- A capacity for: verbal and two- and three-dimensional communication skills;
- Critical evaluation of design ideas and decision making in their regard;
- Appropriate use of design terminology;
- Time management and meeting deadlines;
- Succinct presentation skills entailing the appropriate use of media, format and abstraction.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Completion of 250 points of Bachelor of Environments subject including:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ABPL30048 | Architecture Design Studio: Air |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ABPL30058 | Architecture Design Studio: Sparks | No longer available |
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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Assignment 1: Individual review (critique) and oral presentation, demonstrating design output that may include physical or digital models, drawings, written assignments, site analyses, journals and sketches;
| Week 3 | 15% |
Assignment 2: Individual review (critique) and oral presentation, demonstrating design output that may include physical or digital models, drawings, written assignments, site analyses, journals and sketches;
| Week 5 | 15% |
Assignment 3‐Interim: Major Project Interim Submission. Individual review (critique) and oral presentation, demonstrating design output that may include physical or digital models, drawings, written assignments, site analyses, journals and sketches
| Week 9 | 20% |
Assignment 3‐Final: Major Project Final. An individual oral presentation of final designs (10 minutes), which will be reviewed by a jury of academic staff/industry practitioners, building on skills and themes developed throughout the semester, demonstrating design output that may include physical or digital models, drawings, written assignments, site analyses, journals and sketches;
| Week 12 | 40% |
Design Journal: Completed throughout semester, based on themes developed through the lectures, including esquisses and quizzes completed in studios and lectures.
| Week 12 | 10% |
Hurdle requirement: Attendance at least 75% of studios is obligatory. Failure to attend 75% of studios will normally result in failure in the subject. | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Djordje Stojanovic Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2 x 3 hour studios per week; 1 x 1 hour lecture per week (or equivalent hours). Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Coordinator Mitch Eaton Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2 x 3 hour studios per week and 1 x 1 hour lecture per week (or equivalent hours). Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024
Time commitment details
340 hours
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Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A bibliography relevant to the particular project will be included in the subject outline, which will be available to students prior to the first class.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation Environments Discipline subjects Major Urban Design and Planning Major Architecture Major Landscape Architecture Informal specialisation Non-allowed Breadth Subjects within the Bachelor of Design - relating to specific majors - 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: 31 January 2024