Bower Studio - Community Development (ABPL90152)

This subject will introduce the principles for designing and constructing community based infrastructure. It addresses the effects of both sociological and technical issues and discusses affordability, liveability, environmental impacts, sociality and relationships between community networks and space. The first part of the subject addresses these issues on both a theoretical and case study basis while the second part takes this background material ‘into the field’ to address real life problems via the design studio (and where possible design and construct studios) in Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea or Australia.

Approximate costs to students:

This subject has fieldwork components that includes travel and accommodation when visiting host communities. Students will be required to cover these costs in addition to purchasing the appropriate safety equipment (work boots, hearing and eye protection, etc.) and presentation materials estimated at $500 per person.