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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning : Architecture

702-233 Asian Architecture A: South and Southeast Asia

Note:

Second Year and above.

Availability:

Not offered in 1997. Will be offered in 1998.

Credit Points:

12.5

Coordinator:

Hugh O'Neill

Prerequisite/s:

Any level one fine arts/architectural history subject offered by the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Architecture and Planning (or permission of the Head of Department).

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

Two lectures and one tutorial per week

Subject Description:

A historical study of selected aspects of the architecture and art traditions of societies of South and Southeast Asia with a particular focus on those of India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia. Emphasis is given to the impact of social, political, economic and religious factors in urban, architectural and artistic expression within and between these societies and in the context of their interaction with Australian cultural development. Students will develop: skills in the understanding and analysis of buildings and places in terms of their context, form, planning, spatial effects, construction, function and social role; a critical perspective of implications within the recent design and artistic production of these societies; and skills in information gathering and critical synthesis, essay and report writing, and visual and oral presentation techniques required for the independent interpretation of these insights.

Assessment:

An essay, major study and class paper to the equivalent of not more than 7500 words.
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