Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2007/08 |
AR30019 Design studio 3.1 |
| Credits: 18 |
| Level: Honours |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
| Requisites: |
| While taking this unit you must take AR30093 |
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Aims:
* To help each student develop a clear conceptual and intellectual position as part of the architectural design process. * To explore and analyse a given urban and cultural context as part of the design process. * To increase the degree of project complexity in preparation for 4th year. * To develop collaborate working skills through a joint design project. * To exploit the international SOCRATES profile of the year and the opportunities this provides to exchange diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences. Learning Outcomes: Demonstration of the ability to: * meet the requirements of a given brief. * prepare a coherent architectural design for a medium rise new building. * devise and employ a clear ordering system within a design proposal which integrates organisational, spatial and structural requirements. * develop a given brief and prepare a building proposal which addresses a specific urban realm in cultural and physical terms. * work as part of a team. The demonstration of an awareness of how the built environment is really experienced by its users. Skills: Increased ability to communicate information both verbally and graphically, using a diverse range of media and model-making techniques. Content: The Semester will include a short exercise in urban analysis before the students form small groups with Engineering students in order to develop designs to a given brief. The projects will run parallel to the AR30093 Urban Studies and will be use as a vehicle for the course work assessment of this unit. The period after Christmas will provide the students with the opportunity to undertake a study tour to a European city. |