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AR30019: Design studio 3.1

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2012/3
Follow this link for further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Follow this link for further information on credits Credits: 18
Follow this link for further information on unit levels Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Follow this link for further information on period slots Period: Semester 1
Follow this link for further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 100%
Follow this link for further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Follow this link for further information on unit rules Requisites: While taking this unit you must take AR30093
Follow this link for further information on unit content Description: Aims:

* To help each student develop a clear conceptual and intellectual position as part of the architectural design process.
* To explore and analyse a given urban and cultural context as part of the design process.
* To increase the degree of project complexity in preparation for 4th year.
* To develop collaborate working skills through a joint design project.
* To exploit the international SOCRATES profile of the year and the opportunities this provides to exchange diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences.

Learning Outcomes:
Demonstration of the ability to:
* meet the requirements of a given brief.
* prepare a coherent architectural design for a medium rise new building.
* devise and employ a clear ordering system within a design proposal which integrates organisational, spatial and structural requirements.
* develop a given brief and prepare a building proposal which addresses a specific urban realm in cultural and physical terms.
* work as part of a team.
The demonstration of an awareness of how the built environment is really experienced by its users.

Skills:
Increased ability to communicate information both verbally and graphically, using a diverse range of media and model-making techniques.

Content:
The Semester will include a short exercise in urban analysis before the students form small groups with Engineering students in order to develop designs to a given brief. The projects will run parallel to the AR30093 Urban Studies and will be use as a vehicle for the course work assessment of this unit. The period after Christmas will provide the students with the opportunity to undertake a study tour to a European city.
Follow this link for further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

AR30019 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
  • UEAR-ANB08 : BSc (hons) Architecture (Full-time with Thin Sandwich Placements) - Year 3

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2012/13 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2013/14 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2012/13.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.