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 Academic Year:
| 2012/3 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering |
| Credits:
| 30 |
| Level:
| Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: As a conclusion to the course, each student is encouraged to develop a design to their own brief as a vehicle to demonstrate the broad range of knowledge and skills they have acquired during their undergraduate studies. Learning Outcomes: Within this final project the student is required to generate, develop and resolve a coherent architectural design of moderate complexity. On successful completion of the unit the student will demonstrate: the ability to: * understand the constructional and structural systems, the environmental strategies and the regulatory requirements that apply to the design and construction of a comprehensive design project * develop a conceptual and critical approach to architectural design that integrates and satisfies the aesthetic aspects of a building and the technical requirements of its construction and the needs of the user. knowledge of: * the application of appropriate theoretical concepts to studio design projects, demonstrating a reflective and critical approach. * the creative application of such work to studio design projects, in terms of their conceptualisation and representation. * current planning policy and development control legislation, including social, environmental and economic aspects, and the relevance of these to design development * strategies for building services, and ability to integrate these in a design project an understanding of: * the need to critically review precedents relevant to the function, organisation and technological strategy of design proposals * the need to appraise and prepare a building brief to define client and user requirements and their appropriateness to site and context * the investigation, critical appraisal and selection of alternative structural, constructional and material systems relevant to architectural design * strategies for building construction, and ability to integrate knowledge of structural principles and construction techniques * the physical properties and characteristics of building materials, components and systems, and the environmental impact of specification choices the skills to: * prepare designs that will meet building users' requirements and comply with UK legislation, appropriate performance standards and health and safety requirements. Skills: The ability to take responsibility for a building design of moderate complexity, and to develop the brief in writing, and to incorporate all relevant information (including site selection, spatial planning, structure, construction, environment, etc.) into a coherent building proposal, resolved at all levels. Research, writing, and three-dimensional representation using a variety of appropriate media culminating in a display of work that communicates critical skills the student has acquired over the last four years. Content: An individual project that explores contemporary urban or rural conditions in an area defined by the studio leader but on a site chosen by the student. Proposals should consider the implications any new development may have on changing living/working patterns, transport systems, general infrastructure, etc. The project will include the preparation of technical studies demonstrating the student�s ability to integrate structural, environmental and constructional knowledge within their design. |
| Programme availability: |
AR30022 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
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