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Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Dr Jan Schapper.
Contact: Five hours of lectures and practical work a week. Approximately 50% of the contact hours are for project work designed to develop appropriate analytical and graphic presentation skills. Attendance at two one-day excursions at times to be stated at the start of the semester.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
- To understand, plan and design for an environment in which the conflicting demands of urban development, industry and natural habitat compete.
- To introduce the student to the history, theory and principles of environmental design.
- To generate an awareness of the breadth of environmental issues and to provide a regional perspective on these which reflects local conditions.
- To develop a practical understanding of the environmental design process by expanding design skills using project work.
At the conclusion of the subject students should be able to extract and critically analyse the relevant data, including that relating to biophysical and social systems, to explore solutions to problems using creative design, and to effectively communicate these solutions in written, graphic and verbal presentations.
Content:
Theories of environmental design. Review of ecological principles in relation to planning and design. An emphasis is placed on designing with environmental factors in mind and working within environmental constraints, ecosystem stability being a primary goal. Project work: Case studies in a range of environments selected to develop an understanding of the issues and to build knowledge and confidence in planning and designing in the context of natural systems.
Assessment:
Individual presentations and written assignments equivalent to not more than 3,000 words (60 per cent). Group presentations and written assignments equivalent to not more than 2,000 words (40 per cent).
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (Volume 4 page 45)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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