12.5 Alex Selenitsch. 702-103 Architectural Design and Practice 1 First semester Up to 5 hours of lectures, seminars, and tutorials per week; and additional studio work. On completion of this subject students should be able to demonstrate that they::

• understand the principles of architectural tectonics as the synthesis of form, structure, construction, materials, program and space;
• are skilled in the tectonic expression of mass in architecture;
• are skilled at the volumetric manipulation of internal architectural space;
• have an introductory understanding of the techniques for analysing increasingly complex programs and the cultural meanings and human values expressed within them, and be able to functionally arrange the constituent parts of the program in plan and section to achieve architectural form that is tectonically expressive, and constructionally, structurally, environmentally sound, and responsive to its site;
• have developed analytical and synthesising skills (including appropriate documentation, graphic, and model-making skills), along with the ability conceptualise in three-dimensions, sufficient to undertake Architectural Design and Practice 2B.

Students will undertake a series of studio-based exercises in design that introduce techniques for analysing increasingly complex programs and their development into expressive architectural form. Assessment will be based on two major projects and a review of a portfolio of all assignments set during the semester. (Projects, studio tests, exercises, and tutorial presentations to the equivalent of 7,500 words. Details will be made available within the first 2 weeks of the semester. )