This unit provides a comprehensive overview of standard domestic scaled construction in Australia. It begins by introducing a number of recurrent themes in construction including the idea of building culture, the various modes of delivery and variety of classifications of buildings and building elements, rational construction and construction detailing from first principles. There follows a review of construction techniques of well-documented and/or accessible exemplars. Finally, the unit will review current issues related to key attributes of buildings which make them sustainable, particularly with regard to material selection, appropriate detailing and energy and resources conservation.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Architecture |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Eugenia Gasparri, eugenia.gasparri@sydney.edu.au |
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Tutor(s) | Arosha Gamage, arosha.gamage@sydney.edu.au |
Victor Olivar Alcami, victor.alcami@sydney.edu.au | |
Matthew McNeil, matthew.mcneil@sydney.edu.au | |
Toktam Bashirzadeh Tabrizi, toktam.tabrizi@sydney.edu.au |