Design Visualisation: Digital Techniques (ARCH30005)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | Semester 2 |
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Design Visualisation: Digital Techniques forms part of the Digital Visualisation specialisation in the Bachelor Design
This subject brings together practical know-how and critical thinking around the field of digital visualisations of space using industry standard software. Building on the digital representational and design skills acquired in the pre-requisite subject, students will learn the principles of colour, material mapping, lighting, composition, entourage, story boarding, rendering and animation techniques. Students will acquire new skills for building digital models, setting up ‘cameras’, adding ‘entourage’ (people, vegetation etc) with post-production across an ecology of software. The subject will be delivered through a series of lectures, specialist software workshop led by industry expert and tutorials. The outcome will be a portfolio of image rendering and animation positioned within a critical theoretical context of image-production in contemporary design practice. Concluding each lecture and workshop, students will be introduced to self-teaching modules that will enable further experimentation with media and techniques.
Prescribed software programs with no cost
Autodesk 3DS Max
Prescribed software programs with a cost
McNeel Rhino (optional)
Chaos Group Vray
Adobe Creative Suite
Details of software availability and pricing are captured at https://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/student-experience/it-support
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Apply professional and theoretical principles of design visualisation within contemporary, industry-standard software workflows.
- Develop and iteratively refine design visualisations through digital modelling, rendering, and visual composition.
- Evaluate the use of colour, texture mapping, lighting, and composition principles in developing and completed design visualisations.
- Discuss and reflect on design visualisation processes and outcomes practiced through considered graphical communication, layout, and composition.
Generic skills
- Upon successful completion of this subject the student will have had the opportunity to develop the following generic skills: • Engage confidently in self-directed study and research; • Communicate ideas effectively in written, graphic and oral formats • Use appropriate technologies • Developed an understanding of how such techniques are related to creative thinking
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ARCH20004 | Design Processes and Techniques |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Completion of ARCH20002 (Design Studio Gamma), ARCH20003 (Modern Architecture: MoMo to PoMo) and ABPL20033 (Architectural Technology) is strongly recommended
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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Module 1: contains documentation of techniques and outcome of rendering exercises collated in process journal format,
| Week 4 | 20% |
Module 2 contains composed interior rendering image and process documentation collated in journal format
| Week 8 | 25% |
Module 3 contains composed rendering image and a choreographed animation (maximum 60 second ) sequence with verbal presentation
| During the examination period | 35% |
Portfolio submission contains formatted journal containing collated and composed renderings and animation (as stills) as a portfolio, equivalent to 24 hours of work
| During the examination period | 20% |
Additional details
Note: the hour indicated for the assessments excludes learning activities and contact hours
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Craig McCormack Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 54 hours (8 hours of lectures and 46 hours of studios and workshops) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 July 2025 to 26 October 2025 Last self-enrol date 8 August 2025 Census date 1 September 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 September 2025 Assessment period ends 21 November 2025
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Additional delivery details
Quota 90
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.
Selection criteria: First come basis.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Subject notes
- 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