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AR10501: Design studio 1.1

[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Credits: 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: CWPI 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • b Design Project Report (CWPI 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: By the end of the Unit, you will be able to:
1. meet the requirements of a given brief
2. construct design solutions showing basic three-dimensional awareness
3. use visual communication techniques to show
* Plan, Section, and Elevation
* Axonometric and isometric projections
* Perspectives
* Freehand and mixed media techniques


Synopsis: Two design projects will introduce you to creative spatial and building design by focusing on timber as a material. You will learn about timber as a renewable resource, and its embodied energy. Basic timber construction methods are explained. You will develop visual communication techniques including freehand drawing and model-making to scale. Project 1 will establish the importance of collaboration by working in groups and with engineers.

Content: This Unit comprises two design projects. Project 1 is a joint project with engineers (formative), and Project 2 is an individual project (summative).

Course availability:

AR10501 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following courses:

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
  • UEAR-ANB14 : BSc(Hons) Architecture with Thin sandwich placement(s) (Year 1)

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