Launceston
Introduction
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| Unit name | Sustainable Design for Houses and Landscapes |
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| Unit code | KDA102 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering School of Architecture and Design |
| Discipline | Architecture & Design |
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| Available as student elective? | %asset_metadata_unit.AvailableAsElective_value^empty:No% |
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Availability
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Learning Outcomes
1. Relate sustainable design for houses to larger scale landscape and urban growth issues and challenges. |
2. Identify design implications for houses and gardens linked to climate, topography, biodiversity and household needs. |
3. Evaluate and adapt a range of systems-based design principles for specific housing and landscape contexts. |
4. Propose design strategies that promote health, wellbeing and ecological restoration at the scale of a selected house and community. |
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
KDA101 Introduction to Sustainable Design for Houses
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Fully on-line |
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| Assessment | 1. Test or quiz 4-6 questions , Weight: 20% 3. Field Notes/Report , Weight: 30% 2. Design/drawing length minimum 6 pages, maximum 8 pages (text and images) , Weight: 50% |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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