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ARCH9075: New Design in Old Settings
2025 unit information
New Design in Old Settings explores the architectural approaches, conservation methodologies and planning issues relevant to situations when new meets old in the built environment. The unit develops understanding of what constitutes a historic setting and their significance. It highlights architecturally innovative reuse projects, exemplary additions and alterations to historic places, and architecturally distinguished new buildings in historic precincts and landscapes. We also draw attention to some of the design ideas and planning compromises that have blighted historic places. The aims of the unit are to develop an understanding of the history of designing and building new buildings in old settings; to develop an understanding of the major theoretical and practical issues of designing new buildings in old settings; and to develop an ability to assess critically the appropriateness of new development in culturally significant places. Students will develop analytical skills in assessing design strategies and develop confidence in making critical judgements with clear rationales about design propositions in historically significant settings.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Architectural and Design Science |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate an understanding of the main theoretical and practical questions associated with the planning and design of new buildings in old settings
- LO2. demonstrate an awareness of accepted conservation principles connected with additions and alteration to significant places and the adaptive use of old buildings
- LO3. delineate the differences between new and old and highlight formal relationships between them
- LO4. analyse and critique examples of new design in old settings
- LO5. respond to and criticise authorised modes of intervening in old places.
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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