702-102 City in History

Note

The Summer Semester option is only available to mid-year and lateral entry students in BPD Architecture and BLArch. Enrolments by other degree students will be considered by the Dean on an individual basis and the subject will only be available to such students on a full-fee paying basis.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Dr Paul Walker

Semester

1, repeat Summer (view timetable)

Contact

Two lectures and one tutorial per week

Subject Description

An introduction to the history of architecture, building construction, urban planning and design, and landscape architecture, in the context of social, technical and environmental settings. An introduction to the role of analysis in the understanding of physical cultural artifacts in their historical and contemporary context. Exploration of the discipline of history, by involvement in structured activities, including the study of scholarly literature, practising the conventions of scholarly writing, and of class paper writing and presentation.

Assessment

An essay, class papers, exercises (drawn 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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