Design Project 1 (P00325)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : ACE-P-DP1

This studio-based course involves research and experimentation in contemporary architectural design techniques and their application in specific urban settings. It takes the form of a series of inter-linked design projects that draw on a diverse range of design strategies currently being deployed in contemporary architectural practice globally. Through this process students begin to develop group and individual design experiments that have the capacity to contribute to and extend the current body of design knowledge.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 6 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	11:30	:			Minto House

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Laboratory	Monday	14:00	17:00	Central
Laboratory	Thursday	14:00	17:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Studio tutorials

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Undertake architectural design work of an advanced standard on the basis of a critical appreciation of architecture's relation to the larger field of cultural production;
- Think creatively about architectural design and its implications for contemporary urban contexts;
- Articulate appropriate theoretical dimensions of architecture and creatively mobilise them within a digitally informed design practice;
- Evaluate a range of design techniques and apply selected techniques appropriately within a given professional context;
- Show leadership within an architectural design team by applying skills in research, design, discussion, writing, and presentation.