Master of Architecture Studio A (ABPL90284)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject provides an introduction to architectural design taught in a series of three vignettes, each encompassing a different methodology for operating as a designer and a problem solver. The vignettes are structurally independent from one another, but build their complexity, scale and the amount of architectural tools required to complete them providing not only a diversity of tools, but also a survey of pedagogies. The sequence will instil a strong understanding of the foundations of excellent design practice.
Incidental costs
Students will be required to purchase modelling and drawing materials for the course (not including personal computer and software); cost approx. $300 .
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- create and resolve the design of small buildings or fragments of the built environment;
- evaluate their work in relation to other exemplary spatial compositions;
- communicate their designs and the disciplinary context in a clear and professional manner.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- see the spatial and material composition of all things;
- produce spatial and conceptual analysis;
- understand basic architectural drawing types;
- meaningfully analysis precedents and apply this analysis to new proposals;
- use digital and analogue tools with control, specificity and for the right task;
- respond to architectural constraints and processes; understand the purpose of iteration, variation and experimentation;
work in an architecture team, negotiate and compromise the development and resolution of design ideas; - understand the city as a construct;
- make basic use of digital design programs.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into or selection of one of the following:
- MC-ARCH Master of Architecture
- MC-ARCH3Y Master of Architecture
- MC-ARCHENG Master of Architectural Engineering
- MC-ARCHCM Master of Architecture/Master of Construction Management
- MC-ARCLARC Master of Architecture/Master of Landscape Architecture
- MC-ARCHUCH Master of Architecture/Master of Urban Cultural Heritage
- MC-ARCHUD Master of Architecture/Master of Urban Design
- MC-ARCHUP Master of Architecture/Master of Urban Planning
- MC-ARCPROP Master of Architecture/Master of Property
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 |
|---|---|---|
Documentation and presentation of work to a panel of three projects; each project equivalent to 3000 words and each worth 30%. Each project will run for four weeks, changing in scale from the familiar objects of the home to the unfamiliar and the urban, introducing students to an array of processes in design thinking, methods and scope. All components of the project must be attempted and documented. Presentations of each project will be conducted at weeks 4, 8 and 12. The final project submission and presentation constitutes a hurdle requirement and students must present their final work to a panel of guest critics at the end of the semester.
| During the teaching period | 90% |
The remainder of the final grade is reserved for explicit evidence of reflective thinking in the notebook.
| End of semester | 10% |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Laura Lima Pereira Dos Martires Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1 x 1hr lecture per week, 2 x 3hr studios per week. Optional weekly 1h technical tutorials are provided to aid with digital skills relating architectural software. Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 3 March 2025 to 1 June 2025 Last self-enrol date 14 March 2025 Census date 31 March 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 May 2025 Assessment period ends 27 June 2025 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
340 hours
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Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Subject notes
- Related Handbook entries
- 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.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 4 March 2025