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BDES2027: Architecture Studio 2B
2025 unit information
Architecture Studio 2B demands of students a critical engagement with modern architecture and its histories. It couples the methods of humanities research, including analysing both historical precedents and primary sources, with the creative processes of architectural design. Through a weekly lecture series on key modern protagonists, movements and their historical consequences, as well as undertaking a number of analytical tasks, students become increasingly aware of the role of the architect as an active agent in history and negotiate some of the attendant ethical, political, technical and aesthetic challenges and opportunities. The learnings so gained are used to underpin the students' own design process and outcomes. Participatory and collaborative work processes are promoted and students are encouraged to develop and question their understanding of site, responsibility, architectural ethics and cultural competence.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Architecture |
| Credit points | 12 |
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Prerequisites:
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(BDES2026 and BDES1011) or BDES2010 or DESA2001 or BDES2622 |
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Corequisites:
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BDES2024 or CIVL2410 or BDES2623 |
| Prohibitions:
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BDES2624 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. develop and demonstrate an appropriate ethical position and level of cultural competence on the social issues embodied in the architectural design programmes set in the unit
- LO2. evaluate multiple written, oral and graphic sources in order to filter and synthesise information
- LO3. critically develop an architectural brief for small scale social housing and devise an imaginative and plausible response
- LO4. provide coherent and convincing descriptions of the underpinning principles of an architectural design, and illustrate and compose these into a well constructed presentation
- LO5. demonstrate a familiarity with the conventions of architectural drawing and model making, and an ability to employ these for the purposes of both critical analysis and creative expression
- LO6. convincingly convey architectural propositions using oral, graphic and written modes of communication to a client group or other engaged interest groups
- LO7. evaluate feedback from others in a manner that is both reflective and proactive.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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