Courses & Units
Architecture Theory: Contemporary Contexts KDA338
Launceston
Introduction
Bachelor of Architecture and Built Environments Architecture Theory units focus on establishing and enhancing students’ capacity to think with clarity and rigour to ensure solid bases for research inquiry and design practice. At Advanced level, the units concentrate on building understandings of and attitudes towards the present and forecasted futures of Architecture and your role in the field and profession.
In Architecture Theory: Practice Contexts you will interrogate the value of contemporary theories and use these positions to develop a critical spatial practice. You will explore approaches to Architecture that understand, reference and question the specificities of social, cultural and political and ecological operations within local and global contexts. Through lecture content, discussion of theoretical texts and critical interrogation of precedents, you will gain a broad knowledge of contemporary themes in Architecture. Working in teams on a specified topic, you will research, interrogate and explore the formal, material and spatial implications of particular theories employing participatory practices in the creation of speculative design propositions.
Summary
| Unit name | Architecture Theory: Practice Contexts |
|---|---|
| Unit code | KDA338 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | College of Sciences and Engineering School of Architecture and Design |
| Discipline | Architecture & Design |
| Coordinator | Doctor Georgia Lindsay |
| Available as an elective? | |
| Delivered By | Delivered wholly by the provider |
| Level | Advanced |
Availability
This unit is currently unavailable.
Key Dates
| Study Period | Start date | Census date | WW date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | 22/2/2021 | 23/3/2021 | 12/4/2021 | 30/5/2021 |
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).
Unit census dates currently displaying for 2021 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2021 will be available from the 1st October 2020. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).
Learning Outcomes
- Critically evaluate contemporary theories and implications for interdisciplinary design practice
- Articulate connections between design and social, political, cultural and ecological factors at local and global scales.
- Explore and articulate formal, material and spatial implications of design theories through models and mixed media
- Participate and co-create with peers in speculative design inquiries
Fee Information
| Field of Education | Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 | Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 | Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 | Domestic Full Fee 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 040101 | $993.00 | $993.00 | not applicable | $2,402.00 |
- Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
- HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility3
- FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility4
1 Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
2 Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
3 Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
4 Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.
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Requisites
Prerequisites
KDA235 and KDA241Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 13 x weekly 60-minute online modules, 13 x weekly 180-minute workshops |
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| Assessment | Design Brief (40%)|Folio (40%)|Debate (20%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes. |
Links | Booktopia textbook finder |
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