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 Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering |
| Credits: | 12 [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 240 |
| Level: | Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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| Description:
| Aims: To introduce students to the following areas and concepts of design: * Creative spatial and building design; * Materials and basic construction; * Visual communication through drawing and model-making; * Design as a collaborative process (semester part joint with engineers). Learning Outcomes: After successful completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate a basic ability to draw: * Plan, section, and elevation; * Axonometric and isometric projection; * Perspective; * Freehand and mixed media techniques; Students must demonstrate a basic three-dimensional awareness through their design solutions. Students must demonstrate the ability to meet the requirements of a given brief. Skills: Freehand drawing. Technical drawing. Model making. Verbal presentation of work. Content: Two projects in Semester 1 with students in groups composed of architects and engineers for the first and architects individually for the second. Typical Projects are as follows. Project 1: design and construction of a sculpture on an abstract site. This exercise is the basis of the various drawing techniques outlined in 'Learning Outcomes' as well as an exercise in group working. Project 2: design of a simple timber structure using frame construction. |
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AR10015 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
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