Outline

Overview

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

Academic unit	Architecture
Credit points	12
Prerequisites ?	MARC5000
Corequisites ?	None
Prohibitions ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Jennifer Ferng, jennifer.ferng@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Rebecca McLaughlan, rebecca.mclaughlan@sydney.edu.au
	Michael Zanardo, michael.zanardo@sydney.edu.au
	Maren Koehler, maren.koehler@sydney.edu.au
	Paolo Stracchi, paolo.stracchi@sydney.edu.au
	Simon Weir, simon.weir@sydney.edu.au
	Jennifer Ferng, jennifer.ferng@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Presentation	Assignment 1: Research Presentation (30%) Verbal presentation with submission of deliverables as group/individual	30%	Week 05 Due date: 28 Aug 2022 at 23:00	5 weeks
Outcomes assessed:
Presentation	Assignment 2: Interim Design Review (30%) Verbal presentation with submission of deliverables as group/individual	30%	Week 10 Due date: 09 Oct 2022 at 23:00	5 weeks
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Assignment 3: Final Design Submission (40%) Final submission of design as group/individual	40%	Week 13 Due date: 30 Oct 2022 at 23:00	3 weeks
Outcomes assessed:
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Assessment summary

Assignment 1: Interim presentation (40%, W7), Assignment 2: Final Design Review (10%, W13) and Assignment 3: Final Design Submission (50%, W15).

Further details available on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100	Work of outstanding quality, demonstrating mastery of the learning outcomes assessed. The work shows significant innovation, experimentation, critical analysis, synthesis, insight, creativity, and/or exceptional skill.
Distinction	75 - 84	Work of excellent quality, demonstrating a sound grasp of the learning outcomes assessed. The work shows innovation, experimentation, critical analysis, synthesis, insight, creativity, and/or superior skill.
Credit	65 - 74	Work of good quality, demonstrating more than satisfactory achievement of the learning outcomes assessed, or work of excellent quality for a majority of the learning outcomes assessed.
Pass	50 - 64	Work demonstrating satisfactory achievement of the learning outcomes assessed.
Fail	0 - 49	Work that does not demonstrate satisfactory achievement of one or more of the learning outcomes assessed.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools

You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section. The assessment instructions or unit outline will give guidance of the types of tools that are permitted and how the tools should be used.

Your final submitted work must be your own, original work. You must acknowledge any use of generative AI tools that have been used in the assessment, and any material that forms part of your submission must be appropriately referenced. For guidance on how to acknowledge the use of AI, please refer to the AI in Education Canvas site.

The unapproved use of these tools or unacknowledged use will be considered a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and penalties may apply.

Studiosity is permitted unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission as detailed on the Learning Hub’s Canvas page.

Outside assessment tasks, generative AI tools may be used to support your learning. The AI in Education Canvas site contains a number of productive ways that students are using AI to improve their learning.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Formal exam period	Super Crit: studio wrap up from six briefs	Online class (2 hr)
Week 01	Lecture 1 - Introduction	Online class (1 hr)
Week 01	Week 1 Studio Tutorial	Studio (5 hr)
Week 02	Lecture 2	Online class (1 hr)
Week 02	Week 2 Studio Tutorial	Studio (5 hr)
Week 03	Lecture 3	Online class (1 hr)
Week 03	Week 3 Studio Tutorial	Studio (5 hr)
Week 04	Lecture 4	Online class (1 hr)
Week 04	Week 4 Studio Tutorial	Studio (5 hr)
Week 05	Lecture 5	Online class (1 hr)
Week 05	Week 5 Studio Tutorial	Studio (5 hr)
Week 06	Lecture 6	Online class (1 hr)
Week 06	Week 6 Studio Tutorial	Studio (5 hr)
Week 07	Lecture 7	Online class (1 hr)
Week 07	Week 7: Studio tutorial	Studio (5 hr)
Week 08	Lecture 8	Online class (1 hr)
Week 08	Week 8 Studio Tutorial	Studio (5 hr)
Week 09	Lecture 9	Online class (1 hr)
Week 09	Week 9: Studio Tutorial	Studio (5 hr)
Week 10	Lecture 10	Online class (1 hr)
Week 10	Week 10 Interim Review	Studio (5 hr)
Week 11	Lecture 11	Online class (1 hr)
Week 11	Week 11 Studio Tutorial	Studio (5 hr)
Week 12	Lecture 12	Online class (1 hr)
Week 12	Week 12 Studio Tutorial	Studio (5 hr)
Week 13	Final Design Review	Presentation (5 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Please refer to the Resolutions of the University School: http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/architecture/rules/faculty_resolutions.shtml

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 12 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 240-300 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

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 knowledge 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

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Alignment with Competency standards

Outcomes	Competency standards
	National Standard of Competency for Architects - 1. Design: Project briefing 2. Design: Pre-Design 3. Design: Conceptual Design 4. Design: Schematic Design 5. Documentation: Detailed Design
	National Standard of Competency for Architects - 3. Design: Conceptual Design 3.1. Design response integrates the objectives of brief, user intent and built purpose. 3.2. Application of creative imagination, aesthetic judgement and critical evaluation in formulating design options. 3.3. Design response incorporates assessment of the physical location and relevant wider regional, contextual and environmental issues. 3.5. Exploration and application of ordering, sequencing and modelling of three-dimensional form and spatial content. 3.7. Assessment and integration of construction systems and materials consistent with project brief. 3.8. Application of manual and digital graphic techniques and modelling to describe three-dimensional form and spatial relationships.
	National Standard of Competency for Architects - 4. Design: Schematic Design 4.1. Evaluation of design options in relation to project requirements. 4.2. Evaluation of design options against values of physical, environmental and cultural contexts. 4.3. Application of creative imagination aesthetic judgement to produce coherent design 4.4. Inclusion of expertise of relevant specialists and consultants in developing the project design. 4.5. Investigation and integration of appropriate structural, construction, service and transport systems in the project design. 4.6. Investigation and integration of appropriate material selection for the project design. 4.7. Coordination and integration of appropriate environmental systems, including for thermal comfort, lighting and acoustics.
	National Standard of Competency for Architects - 5. Documentation: Detailed Design 5.1. Application of creative imagination and aesthetic judgement in producing a resolved project design in regard to site planning, physical composition and spatial planning as appropriate to the project brief. 5.5. Integration of materials and components based upon an understanding of their physical properties.
	National Standard of Competency for Architects - 1.2. Establishment, analysis and evaluation of client project requirements and objectives. 1.4. Identification of factors that may impact on client project requirements and objectives. 2.1. Identification, analysis and integration of information relevant to siting of project. 2.2. Application of principles controlling planning, development and design for the project site. 4.1. Evaluation of design options in relation to project requirements. 4.2. Evaluation of design options against values of physical, environmental and cultural contexts.
	National Standard of Competency for Architects - 2.1. Identification, analysis and integration of information relevant to siting of project. 3.1. Design response integrates the objectives of brief, user intent and built purpose. 3.2. Application of creative imagination, aesthetic judgement and critical evaluation in formulating design options. 4.1. Evaluation of design options in relation to project requirements. 4.2. Evaluation of design options against values of physical, environmental and cultural contexts.
	National Standard of Competency for Architects - 4.3. Application of creative imagination aesthetic judgement to produce coherent design 4.4. Inclusion of expertise of relevant specialists and consultants in developing the project design. 5.1. Application of creative imagination and aesthetic judgement in producing a resolved project design in regard to site planning, physical composition and spatial planning as appropriate to the project brief. 5.5. Integration of materials and components based upon an understanding of their physical properties. 5.8. Presentation of detailed design to facilitate relevant client and stakeholder approvals.

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

This unit has a new brief leaders, new studio topics, and tutors. This is in response to staffing changes and a return to campus during the pandemic. All briefs with the exception of Michael Zanardo's will be taught in hybrid mode.

Additional information

Additional costs

Additional costs are associated with analogue and digital fabrication of concept models, representation models, prototypes.

Disclaimer

The University reserves the right to amend units of study or no longer offer certain units, including where there are low enrolment numbers.

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Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Alignment with Competency standards

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Additional costs

Disclaimer

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MARC5010: Architectural Studio 1

Semester 2, 2022 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Alignment with Competency standards

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Additional costs

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

Student links

About us

Connect