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Venice Studio (ABPL90429)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Off Campus

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Overview

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Winter Term - Off Campus
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Venice Studio is a 2-week design studio program held in Venice, Italy each July, between semesters one and two, during the European summer. The program partners with leading international offices of architecture, landscape architecture and urbanism to introduce students to the complexities of the historic city of Venice, its lagoon and surrounding landscape in the contemporary age of cultural tourism.

Students consider the acute convergence of heritage, environment, mass tourism, aesthetics, design culture and professional practice to develop design projects which re-evaluate the difficult adjacency of historical buildings, sensitive ecosystems and contemporary design techniques. Immersion within the city and living its day-to-day rhythms provides students with the tools for generating a design project for a site or sites in or around Venice.


International offices of architecture and urbanism lead each studio, design the brief, select the site and direct the development of student projects throughout the duration of the program in dedicated studio spaces in Venice. Additional invited guests provide lectures and hold discussions with students. Fieldtrips to locations within Venice, the surrounding islands and the broader Veneto region play an important role within the program. More information can be found at: www.venice.studio

Note: Enrolment in Venice Studio requires students to travel to Venice, Italy. Classes will be held in Venice for the duration of the teaching period (first 2 weeks of the programme). Students are responsible for organising their international flights, accommodation, visa to enter Italy (if required).The subject coordinator can, if necessary, provide additional information about Venice, inc. where to stay etc.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Critically evaluate the social, artistic and political histories of major public buildings and urban precincts under investigation.
  • Conduct research and interpret archival material at premier archives and public institutions.
  • Identify patterns and practices of contemporary cultural tourism in urban contexts
  • Determine the impact of cultural tourism on heritage architecture and urbanisms under investigation.
  • Synthesise heritage and contemporary design attributes to produce a design project.
  • Translate research material into architectural drawings through creative control of digital software.
  • Demonstrate collaborative skills as part of a design team for the development and delivery of a design project.
  • Asses the contribution of empirical, archival and design research material to the design project.

Generic skills

  • Empirical and archival design research
  • Creative design response to complex urban and architectural problems
  • 2D and 3D representation
  • Coherent verbal, graphic and written presentation of ideas
  • Participatory and collaborative skills within the studio environment.

Last updated: 31 January 2024

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

Admission into one of the following: MC-ARCH Master of Architecture, MC-UCH Master of Urban and Cultural Heritage, MC-ARCHUCH Master of Architecture/Master of Urban Cultural Heritage

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

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Group Presentation (graphic + oral): Research, documentation, and analysis of case studies + preliminary design research (inc. drawings, digital models, diagrams, and research material)

  • 1500 words (equivalent)
Week 130%

Group Presentation (graphic + oral) with individual assessment: Developed design research (inc. drawings, digital models, diagrams, and research material) utilising group research, analysis and documentation

  • 2500 words (equivalent)
Week 250%

Individual Submission: Developed and digitally submitted design project accompanied by a design statement (reflection) linking final outcomes to research

  • 1000 words (equivalent)
End of the assessment period20%

Last updated: 31 January 2024

Quotas apply to this subject

Dates & times

  • Winter Term - Off Campus
    CoordinatorScott Woods
    Mode of deliveryOff Campus
    Contact hours36 hours over two weeks
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Pre teaching requirementsStudents will be required to complete a short (2-5hr) online software learning module 1 week prior to the beginning of teaching.
    Teaching period 1 July 2024 to 12 July 2024
    Last self-enrol date20 May 2024
    Census date 5 July 2024
    Last date to withdraw without fail15 July 2024
    Assessment period ends19 July 2024

    Winter Term contact information

    Subject coordinator :

    Scott Woods

    Email: woods.scott@unimelb.edu.au

What do these dates mean

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  • Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
  • And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
    - Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).

    Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.

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.

Subject may have travelling component , in order to have sufficient time to plan and secure accommodation, flight and visas, students should finalise their enrolment by 20th May.

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: 31 January 2024

Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.

  • Subject notes

    Last self enrolment date:

    Subject may have travelling component in 2022, in order to have sufficient time to plan and secure accommodation, flight and visas, students should finalise their enrolment by 30th May.

    Travel component:

    Enrolment in Venice Studio requires students to travel to Venice, Italy (if overseas travel is possible). Classes will be held in Venice for the duration of the teaching period (first 2 weeks of the programme). Students are responsible for organising their international flights, accommodation, visa to enter Italy (if required), and fulfil any COVID-19 entry requirements for Italy (if required). The subject coordinator can, if necessary, provide additional information about Venice, inc. where to stay etc. Estimated cost, including flights ,accommodation and living expenses for 13 days, is around $5000.

  • Off-campus study

    This subject has an overseas component

    Enrolment in Venice Studio requires students to travel to Venice, Italy (if overseas travel is possible)

  • 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