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MARC5010: Architectural Studio 1
2025 unit information
Architectural Studio 1 and Architectural Studio 2 aim to further architectural design skills through a diverse set of design projects that integrate specific research agendas and design propositions. These units are supported by lectures and seminars which introduce the relevant theory, knowledge and design precedents. Delivered by visiting national and international architects, design practitioners and researchers, this unit will provide students with a platform to explore the role of the architect and design within critical cultural discourse, and to engage architectural design as a way to investigate issues including, but not limited to, theoretical and philosophical problems, cultural expression and Indigenous knowledge systems, computational design, advanced manufacturing and construction, sustainable and performance-based design, the urban/architectural nexus, resilient communities and design activism. At the successful completion of this unit of study students will demonstrate the ability to formulate, interpret and communicate appropriate concepts derived from research, conceptual exploration, precedent studies, brief and contextual analysis; formulate schematic design proposals; develop design proposals in response to critique, and; produce a design which demonstrably embodies understanding of the principles associated with a specialised study area. The unit will also extend a student's capacity to communicate design propositions at a professional level.
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 | Architecture |
| Credit points | 12 |
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Prerequisites:
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MARC5000 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Produce an architectural design proposition as a creative response to a studio brief
- LO2. Formulate, communicate and appraise conceptual designs derived from research, conceptual exploration, precedent studies, brief and contextual analysis
- LO3. Identify and examine factors acting on architectural design, and devise carefully integrated solutions including evidence-based criteria
- LO4. Respond to the challenges of new knowledges and practices in architecture, including emergent concepts, methods and technologies to arrive at novel solutions to complex problems
- LO5. Appraise the multiple criteria that impact architectural design, including programmatic, thematic, structural, cultural and environmental concerns, and synthesize these in a persuasive architectural project.
- LO6. Demonstrate advanced understanding of the key ideas, movements and protagonists in architectural discourse, and critique and challenge them using the conventions of design and humanities research
- LO7. Demonstrate well-developed skills and fluency in various modes of architectural representation, including drawings and models, to develop and communicate convincing architectural propositions
Unit availability
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Semester 1 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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