Introduction
Studios in the major of the Bachelor of Architecture & Built Environments focus on the development and refinement of conceptual, analytical and technical skills through applied problem-based learning in a diverse range of real-world contexts. In second year, studios focus on the synthesis of foundational design skills within targeted applied contexts emphasising diverse approaches to design inquiry and the extension of skills in critical evaluation and professional communication.
Formal Morphologies focuses on speculative approaches to design inquiry emphasising form, massing, materials and tectonics in response to critical interpretation of contextual factors. Employing analytical techniques and parametric approaches to design inquiry, you will identify, extract and manipulate relations informed by critical evaluation and interpretation of regulatory frameworks, urban fabric and morphology. You will be introduced to computational design software and its role in generating, testing and evaluating multiple design options. Working within a given project context, you will develop detailed designs for building skins and thresholds applying principles of materials and tectonics in relation to environmental, social and cultural parameters. The unit also develops your skills in visualisation and communication using techniques of abstract and material representation.
Summary 2020
Unit name | Architecture Studio: Form |
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Unit code | KDA240 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering School of Architecture and Design |
Discipline | Architecture & Design |
Coordinator | TBA |
Level | Intermediate |
Available as student elective? | No |
Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
ILO 1: Identify design priorities informed by critical interpretation of context including regulatory frameworks, physical fabric and urban morphology.
ILO 2: Employ parametric design approaches to generate, test and evaluate opportunities for form and massing.
ILO 3: Resolve detailed design solutions for building skins and thresholds emphasising tectonics and contextual relations.
ILO 4: Communicate form, massing and material propositions through abstract and material representation.
Contribution to Graduate Outcomes (Degree major)
Numeracy: Students are introduced to parametric (algorithmic) and automated approaches to generating form using computation and digital fabrication; assessed via a detailed 2D/3D design (AT3)
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
KDA138 and KDA139 and KDA140 and KDA141
Teaching
Teaching Pattern | Workshop - 4-hr weekly |
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Assessment | AT1 – Parameters: Context Analysis & Design Priorities (25%) |
Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required | None |
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