Architectural Design Opening A (U00772)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : ACE-5-ADOpenA

Through a sequence of interlinked studio investigations, MArch1 Opening A will explore strategies for reading, analysing, notating, interrogating and interpreting the contemporary urban form. Beginning with the city of Edinburgh the course will introduce and define a set of themes and concerns that will then be used to explore a further European city in Opening B

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : First degree in Architecture

? Co-requisites : Architectural Design Opening B Architectural Design Exhibition Architectural Design Thesis 1 Readings in Contemporay Architectural Theory

? Costs : Specialist Equipment fee Processes and materials involved in the presentation of their work: printing and reprographic charges, photographic costs, drawing and modelling materials; digital storage etc.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Architecture, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 5th year

? Delivery Period : Block 1 only

? Contact Teaching Time : 7 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 29 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2005	11:00	:			Meet Studio 5 Minto House

? Additional Class Information : Weeks 1-5 Th tutorials 0900-1800

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The work will also be expected to provide evidence of the student's ability to:

- Analyse the full complexity of the contemporary urban environment.

- Represent this analysis with clarity and invention within a range of appropriate media.

- Derive a conceptual framework and structure from this analysis for the development of a coherent strategy for an architectural intervention.

- Develop this strategy as a guide and discipline within all aspects and scales of the architectural project to generate and systematically test, analyse and appraise design options, which display methodological and theoretical rigour.