702-233 Asian Architecture A: South and Southeast Asia

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

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

Semester

Contact

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, Vietnam and Indonesia. Emphasis is given to the social, political, economic and religious factors in urban, architectural and artistic expression within and between these societies and in the context of post-colonial interpretation and their interaction with Australian cultural development. Students will develop skills in the understanding and analysis of buildings and places in terms of the context, form, planning, spatial development, construction, function and social role. Students will also develop 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.