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 702-217 History of Building Construction

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Dr Miles Lewis

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

2 lectures and 1 tutorial a week or the equivalent time in field trips

Subject Description

A historical study of the use of materials and the means of constructing buildings from antiquity to the twentieth century comparing equivalent materials and trades between cultures, and exploring the transmission of skills and techniques from one to another. Students will develop 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 paper, reports and exercises (drawn or written) to the equivalent of not more than 5000 words, and one 90 minute examination.

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