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Travelling Studio Japan-Architecture (ABPL90444)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | Summer Term |
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Studio Japan will examine the unique island landscape between land and sea to interrogate the role of architecture and landscape in community revitalization, ecological regeneration, and creative place-making. Students will examine the Japanese countryside as a source of inspiration and potential while responding to pressing contemporary social and ecological challenges. Japan, as one of the first countries to transition into a post-growth society, needs alternative design approaches that acknowledge and work within the limits of growth. We are interested in human-scale design that draws on local and available resources, knowledge and materials with possible areas for further investigation including adaptive design, reuse and repair, circular ecologies and economies, community-led architecture, non-human/multi-species design, materiality and indigenous knowledge systems, and other creative, engaged and critical ways to confront our current ecological and social conditions.
After time in Tokyo, we will travel to the islands in Kamijima Town in Ehime Prefecture. Kamijima is a group of small islands facing shrinkage and depopulation where young people have moved to larger cities leaving behind an increasing number of vacant houses, abandoned farmland and empty shops. At the same time, the islands are experiencing a rise in tourism and are committed to building new facilities including a ‘Michi no Eki’, a multi-use facility to showcase local produce and become a hub for both tourists and residents. We will work together with Kamijima Town staff and the local community to propose ideas for a Michi no Eki as well as additional programmes based on student’s own research and inquiry. Wider opportunities for revitalisation will be explored including the regenerative potentials of slow ecology, cultural tourism and possibilities for nature-driven retreat.
Travel dates to Japan: January 7 – 21.
Approx cost will be around $3500, not including airfare. It will vary based on what accommodation each student chooses.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Apply design research techniques to iteratively explore structure, construction, and material design options to a high level of detail using drawings, models, 3D prints, and/or prototypes.
- Demonstrate knowledge of relevant and contemporary design precedents and theories.
- Successfully and imaginatively invent, refine and resolve the design of a of a small-medium scale building to a high level of detail .
- Critically evaluate results in relation to the environmental imperatives for sustainable material approaches, the sophistication of the design tectonics, and relevant design practices and theories .
- Communicate the design vision in a clear and professional manner .
- Demonstrate professional competencies set out in the National Standards of Competency for Architects related to materials and environmental sustainability (PC10, PC28, PC31, PC33, PC35, PC39, PC45) .
Generic skills
- Identification of emergent trends and practices in contemporary Japan
- Understanding of relevant social and environmental issues in rural Japan
- Apply research skills and knowledge in new contexts
- Use of sketches and diagrams to analyse, design and communicate
- Develop cross-cultural awareness and understanding
- Collaborative skills with a multi-disciplinary approach
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Completion one of the following subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ABPL90437 | Design Studio C |
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
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25 |
ABPL90143 | Master of Architecture Studio D | No longer available |
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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Concept Design: Design crit comprising oral presentation (7 minutes) accompanied by representations appropriate for the design, including site investigations, sketches, drawings, maquettes, concept test models and/or digital multi-media experiments, as appropriate to the design in development.
| Week 4 of Janauray | 20% |
Resolved Design; Design crit comprising oral presentation (10 minutes) accompanied by representations appropriate for the design, and may include drawings, digital multi-media, and physical models NSCA Performance Criteria met: PC39, PC45
| End of the teaching period | 60% |
Reflective design journal: Document iterative design exploration using knowledge gained in seminars and studios; and critically reflect on professional competencies acquired. NSCA Performance Criteria met: PC10, PC28, PC31, PC33, PC35
| End of the assessment period | 20% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Coordinator Nancy Ji Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 72 hours of studios Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 11 December 2023 to 16 February 2024 Last self-enrol date 12 November 2023 Census date 5 January 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 2 February 2024 Assessment period ends 19 February 2024
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Additional delivery details
Quota= 10
This subject is a quota subject and places are limited. Places are not guaranteed until selection is completed. You will be notified in writing if you are selected.
Selection criteria:
- Applications will be assessed and selected based on a 300 word expression of interest, academic merit the submission of a 5-page design portfolio.
- Application should be sent to the subject coordinator before the last self enrolment date.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Off-campus study
This subject has an overseas component
Student will travel to Japan
Last updated: 31 January 2024