Architecture as Political History (ABPL30066)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Not available in 2025
About this subject
Overview
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This subject is not available except to enabling students in E-ABP (Enabling Course - Architecture, Building & Planning)
This lecture and tutorial course will develop a basic understanding of how architecture acts as part of the political and cultural processes for all societies, particularly western culture. The course will investigate the legacy of classical western architecture and how its development is both formal and political in its consequences. The course will look at the relationships of architecture to power structures and how architecture and spatial order are reflective of the social and moral relationships within a society. This non-linear history will also examine the disruptive impacts of non-western architecture and will challenge the presumptions of eternal truths and destiny for western architecture. In doing so, the course will offer a re-appraisal of architectural lineage, tradition, style and values.
Generic skills
- • Build on technical skills in methods of visual documentation and presentation (for example drawing, photography and mapping) • Critical thinking and analysis through required reading, discussion, essay writing and presentations and assessment of arguments. • Communicating knowledge intelligibly and economically, in written and oral form through essays, discussion and class presentations. • Selection and critique of architectural case studies.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Approval from the MC-ARCH Course Coordinator
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: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Individual oral presentations, followed by questions and discussion, at approximately class 6 and class 10 of the course, demonstrating a critical reflection on an issue developed and/or assigned beforehand, each worth 20%
| During the teaching period | 40% |
An end-of-course oral and visual presentation, followed by questions and discussion, with a written submission of 2500 words.
| End of the teaching period | 50% |
Participation in class discussions and debate, and ability formulate a critical position | 10% |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
Not available in 2025
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Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- 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.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Places in this subject would be limited to those students interested in applying for the 3 year Master of Architecture who do not yet meet the prerequisite subject requirements. Applicants would require course coordinator approval prior to enrolment in the CAP subjects.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 4 March 2025