Architecture Studio: Type unit (KDA244)

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 first year, Studios focus on establishing foundational design knowledge and competencies. Architecture Studio: Type focuses on strategic approaches to design inquiry emphasising spatial organisation and planning, and evaluation of building performance. Employing analytical design thinking techniques, you will identify similarities, differences and patterns in spatial typologies of historical and contemporary precedents related to particular programs and different contexts. Working from a given project brief, you will apply typological and rule-based approaches to the generation and evaluation of different schematic propositions emphasising functional and environmental performance. You will then develop these ideas in a single, synthesised detailed design proposition. Throughout the unit, you will develop skills in communication techniques emphasising graphic conventions and the structuring of images, text and oral presentations for clarity and consistency. The unit also introduces you to digital modelling processes and their use in design through testing and evaluating building performance.

Summary

Unit name	Architecture Studio: Type
Unit code	KDA244
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Sciences and Engineering School of Architecture and Design
Discipline	Architecture & Design
Coordinator	Doctor Mark Sawyer
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 strategies for spatial organisation and planning through critical evaluation of precedents, regulatory requirements and principles of environmentally sustainable design
• Articulate design ideas, strategies and outcomes using graphic conventions and structured oral and written communication techniques
• Apply creative imagination in synthesising strategies in a detailed design for a given project brief
• Evaluate building performance through the creation of a building model

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Requisites

Prerequisites

KDA138 and KDA140 and KDA151

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	12 x weekly 60-minute online videos 12 x weekly 180-minute workshops 1 x 360-minute review workshop
Assessment	Precedent extraction (30%)|Schematic design (30%)|Design (40%)
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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