107-449 Architecture and the Visual Imagination

Usually 37.5 points of art history at second/third-year, see Prerequisites or admission to the postgraduate diploma or fourth year honours in art history.

This subject deals architecture as represented in other visual media, such as drawing, painting, prints, models, theatre sets, photography and cinema, in particular those works that employ architectural imagery in the service of the imagination. Issues central to the subject include the techniques employed to represent buildings; the role of linear and other perspectives in the graphical representation of architecture; the ways in which architects have used representations as part of the design process; fantasy architecture, the erotics of architecture, the ruin, the architectural image of death, and the utopias and the ideal city.

• be able to research through the competent use of the library and other information sources, and be able to define areas of inquiry and methods of research in the preparation of essays;

• be able to conceptualise theoretical problems, form judgements and arguments and communicate critically, creatively and theoretically through essay writing, tutorial discussion and presentations;

• be able to communicate knowledge intelligibly and economically through essay writing and tutorial discussion;

• be able to manage and organise workloads for recommended reading, the completion of essays and assignments and examination revision;#

For 3rd year: A 500 word essay proposal and a class presentation 15% (due during semester) and a 3500 word essay 85% (due during the examination period). Hurdle requirement: students must attend at least 75% of seminars in order to pass this subject. For 4th year: A 500 word essay proposal and a class presentation 15% (due during semester) and a 4500 word essay 85% (due during the examination period). Hurdle requirement: students must attend at least 75% of seminars in order to pass this subject.

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