702-104 Architectural Design 1C

702-103 Architectural Design 1B, or 705-174 Designing the Local Urban Landscape

Students will undertake a series of readings, studio-based exercises and assignments that introduce the principles and methods of analysis, abstraction, and synthesis in design thinking that are common to many design fields, including architectural design, landscape design and building. Introduction to basic composition and applied organisational techniques widely used by designers; the effects that program, materials, technology and the environment have on design decisions; form and expression. Assignments require the student to synthesise knowledge from concurrent studies in other subjects.

On completion of the subject students should be able to:

• Generate design proposals for indoor and outdoor lived environments.

• Generate design proposals that respond to contemporary social and cultural requirements.

On completion of the subject students should have developed the following skills and capabilities:

• Basic skill in architectural composition.

• Synthesis of knowledge of concurrent subjects.

• Communication of design ideas verbally and graphically.

• Analysis of precedent, social issues and other relevant material.

Projects, studio tests, exercises and tutorial presentations, to the equivalent of 5000 words.