Architecture Studio: Form unit (KDA240)

Introduction

Bachelor of Architecture & Built Environments Architecture Studio units 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 application of foundational design skills to address specific design problems. Architecture Studio: Form focuses on speculative approaches to design inquiry emphasising form, massing, materials and tectonics in response to critical interpretation of contextual. 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

Unit name	Architecture Studio: Form
Unit code	KDA240
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Sciences and Engineering School of Architecture and Design
Discipline	Architecture & Design
Coordinator	Associate Professor Ceridwen Owen
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Intermediate

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Learning Outcomes

• Identify design priorities informed by critical interpretation of context including regulatory frameworks, physical fabric and urban morphology
• Employ parametric design approaches to generate, test and evaluate opportunities for form and massing
• Resolve detailed design solutions for building skins and thresholds emphasising tectonics and contextual relations
• Communicate form, massing and material propositions through abstract and material representation

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Requisites

Prerequisites

KDA144

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	12 x weekly 60-minute lectures, 12 x weekly 180-minute workshops, 1 x 360-minute review workshop
Assessment	AT1: Parameters analyse context, climate and relevant frameworks to extract parameters (30%)|AT2: Conceptual Design - Conceptual Design: develop an external envelope (35%)|AT3: Threshold Designs (35%)
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.

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