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ARCH13-128: Design Futures Studio: Australasian Cities

Description

Concentrating upon the socio-cultural and bio-climatic context of the urban regions of the Australasian and Oceanic context as a testing ground, this subject will engage a project of intermediate complexity utilising creative and speculative design solutions to confront issues of regional and global concern – the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Students will engage in an inclusive studio environment to develop solutions to sustainable and resilient community dwellings. Sustainable design education methods accompany the students to find adequate design concepts and spatial propositions for the contemporary inhabitation of denser urban environments and their morphological pre-context (such as built-up space, transport, open space, green space, public-private, infrastructure). This subject engages students to develop contextual relationships of building forms, program, space as solutions, adapted to local climate, culture and challenges. Design proposals are expected to critically engage with a contemporary urban and architectural discourse within a specific region and to produce a project that exhibits detailed integration of design process work and conceptual endeavour. Projects will be explored through both manual and digital techniques, both collectively and on an individual basis. This studio is supported by seminars on climate design and responsive architectural and urban design strategies. Output is focused on collaborative methods of craftsmanship in both 2D and 3D outcomes including the physical construction of models utilising the Architecture Fabrication and Research Workshop.

Subject details

Type: Undergraduate Subject
Code: ARCH13-128
EFTSL: 0.188
Faculty: Faculty of Society and Design
Semesters offered:
  • January 2024 [Standard Offering]
  • January 2025 [Standard Offering]
Credit: 15
Subject fees:
  • Commencing in 2023: $6,075.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $6,390.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $6,690.00
  • Commencing in 2023: $8,100.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $8,595.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $8,985.00

Learning outcomes

  1. Analyse the opportunities and constraints presented by socio-cultural diversity in relation to a given bio-climatic and politico-economic urban context.
  2. Understand and apply responsive design strategies to a complex design problem.
  3. Communicate developed architectural design processes and proposals using media and techniques appropriate.
  4. Develop ideas and proposals for design concepts and spatial encounters that make future sustainable cities and communities possible.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Pre-requisites:

There are no pre-requisites

Co-requisites:

Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.

Assumed Prior Learning (or equivalent):

Restrictions: This subject is not available to
  • Study Abroad Students

This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.

Subject dates

  • Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 12/11/2023
    Semester start: 15/01/2024
    Subject start: 15/01/2024
    Cancellation 1: 29/01/2024
    Cancellation 2: 05/02/2024
    Last enrolment: 28/01/2024
    Withdraw - Financial: 10/02/2024
    Withdraw - Academic: 02/03/2024
    Teaching census: 09/02/2024
  • Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 10/11/2024
    Semester start: 20/01/2025
    Subject start: 20/01/2025
    Cancellation 1: 03/02/2025
    Cancellation 2: 10/02/2025
    Last enrolment: 02/02/2025
    Withdraw - Financial: 15/02/2025
    Withdraw - Academic: 08/03/2025
    Teaching census: 14/02/2025
Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 12/11/2023
Semester start: 15/01/2024
Subject start: 15/01/2024
Cancellation 1: 29/01/2024
Cancellation 2: 05/02/2024
Last enrolment: 28/01/2024
Withdraw - Financial: 10/02/2024
Withdraw - Academic: 02/03/2024
Teaching census: 09/02/2024