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

702-331 Australian Architecture A

Coordinator:

Dr Philip Goad

Prerequisite/s:

702-231 Modern Architecture A: 19th Century or 702-232 Modern Architecture B: 20th Century

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

Two lectures and one tutorial a week

Subject Description:

The development and planning of settlements in Australia; the colonial architecture of New South Wales and Tasmania; land and building regulations, urban conditions, building techniques; the development of architecture in Melbourne from its founding to recent times and the emergence of modern architecture. Special emphasis will be placed on the Melbourne environment. 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; 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, class papers, and exercises (drawn and/or written), and a visual test, to the equivalent of not more than 5000 words, and one 90 minute examination (which may take the form of a class test).
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