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Launceston

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Unit name Urban Futures Studio
Unit code KDA714
Credit points 25
Faculty/School College of Sciences and Engineering
School of Architecture and Design
Discipline Architecture & Design
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Learning Outcomes

ILO 1: Articulate design visions for sustainable urban futures informed by contemporary theory and critical interrogation of social, political and ecological conditions.

ILO 2: Develop design propositions for urban transformation projects by synthesising design priorities that extend from conceptual frameworks.

ILO 3: Apply iterative design thinking and processes of material experimentation in the development and refinement of design solutions across macro and micro scales.

ILO 4: Present conceptual and pragmatic dimensions of a project to professional audiences through strategic selection of visual format, content, media and techniques.

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Teaching

Teaching Pattern

Weekly workshop - 6-hours

Assessment

AT1 Futures: Visual seminar (25%)

AT2 Speculations: Schematic propositions & material experimentations (35%)

AT3 Propositions: Detailed design (40%)

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