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The Architecture of Wishful Thinking (ABPL90124)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2024
Overview
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This subject will explore utopian architecture and planning projects based on political idealism, wishful thinking and the prospects of technology. What does technology contribute to the creation of a modern utopia? Is technology the key to a democratic society without poverty and class warfare? Is it a mechanism for the development of a totalitarian state? This subject will investigate the productive and critical dimensions of utopian thought, exploring the ways in which architecture performs as a vehicle for the implementation of political and social vision.
Intended learning outcomes
At the conclusion of this subject students will have:
- A highly developed understanding of modern urban and architectural utopian vision, together with a high capacity for critique of them;
- An understanding of how conceptual and theoretical thought is translated into built form;
- A critical basis from which to interrogate and evaluate contemporary architecture.
Generic skills
- Critical thinking and analytical ability.
- Ability to comprehend architectural concepts and express them lucidly, orally and textually.
- Methods of documentation and presentation.
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into a course at the Melbourne School of Design
OR
Approval from the subject 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: 30 January 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Project proposal of up to 1000 words
| Week 4 | 20% |
Written and/or graphic project of at least 4000 words | End of semester | 80% |
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2024
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- 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.
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
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: 30 January 2024