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MARC6010: Architectural Studio 3
2025 unit information
Architectural Studio 3 is a final design studio option of the Master of Architecture. This unit requires students to produce an original design proposition in respect to an architectural brief that integrates a specific research agenda and a critical theme pertinent to current architectural discourse. In the continued engagement with critical topics, students further specialise their areas of design and research expertise. Delivered by visiting national and international architects, design practitioners and researchers, this unit will provide students with a platform to demonstrate design prowess and an engagement with critical cultural discourse. Within the programmatic framework of the studio, students will develop individual design propositions and research approaches that demonstrate skills in critical evaluation, independent decision-making and communication through multi-disciplinary collaboration and discussion with academics, practitioners, researchers, government and industry. Through thoroughly investigated, well-resolved and technically adept architectural projects, students deliver contributions to knowledge in their chosen field of investigation.
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 |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Be able to apply creative imagination, design precedents, research, emergent knowledge and critical evaluation in formulating and refining concept design options, including the exploration of three-dimensional form and spatial quality.
- LO2. Be able to explore options for siting a project, including integrating information and analysis of relevant cultural, social and economic factors.
- LO3. Be able to undertake site, cultural and contextual analysis as part of preliminary design research.
- LO4. Be able to develop and evaluate design options in terms of the heritage, cultural and community values embodied in the site, and in relation to project requirements.
- LO5. Be able to draw on knowledge from the history and theory of architecture as part of preliminary design research and when developing the conceptual design.
- LO6. Be able to demonstrate well-developed skills and fluency in various modes of architectural expression, including writing, drawings and models, to develop and communicate convincing architectural propositions and present findings/analysis/scholarship in a manner appropriate to the conventions of design and humanities research.
Unit availability
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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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