702-205 Architectural Design 2C

This subject 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 Head of Program on an individual basis.

Students will undertake a series of studio-based exercises in design that introduce techniques for analysing increasingly complex programs and their development into expressive architectural form. The subject will cover principles of architectural tectonics (such as mass, column/wall, frame and infill) as the synthesis of form, structure, construction, materials, program and space. Projects will also deal with the volumetric manipulation of internal architectural space; techniques for analysing complex programs and the cultural meanings and human values expressed within them. Functional planning and the synthesis of plan and section to achieve architectural form that is tectonically expressive, constructionally, structurally, and environmentally sound, and responsive to its site. Along with the ability to conceptualise in three dimensions, students will develop appropriate documentation and graphic, and model-making skills sufficient to integrate these things into their design proposals. For more specific information students should refer to the Studio Guide handed out at the beginning of the semester.

On completion of the subject students should be able to:

• Generate architectural proposals suitable for medium scale public or institutional buildings.

• Develop design proposals that incorporate structural and environmental principles.

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

• Ability to analyze social and cultural contexts.

• Creative response to complex problems.

• Appropriate use of design terminology.

Assessment will be based on two major projects and a portfolio review of all assignments set during the semester. Projects, studio tests, exercises, and tutorial presentations to the equivalent of 5000 words.