Urban Studio 1 (P02299)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : ACE-P-P02299

A studio-based course oriented around the production of a project addressing a particular urban problem or situation, to be identified each time the course runs. The course provides a thorough introduction to project-based research in a studio context. The 11 formal teaching sessions comprise workshops in which a range of research methodologies and practices are examined and explored, and tested for their usefulness. The teaching here is explicitly interdisciplinary, with skills from architecture, the social sciences, and the humanities all playing a role. Specific practical skills examined include: photography, drawing, modelling (both virtual and in 3D), data collection, report writing. The sessions also initiate and develop group discussion about the project work; each work the discussion provides a means of monitoring progress and developing ideas, and refining skills.

? Keywords : urban, city, studio, project

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

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

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 6 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course has three main outcomes: (1) to introduce a range of research skills for representing the built environment, and addressing contemporary problems within it; (2) to develop, in conjunction with the group, a comprehensive understanding of a set of contemporary problems in the built environment; (3) to develop a high level of presentation skills in relation to student project work.

Assessment Information

The course is assessed in two equivalent ways. In conjunction with the course organiser, may choose EITHER (1) a textual report of 4,000 words in length OR (2) a design project, including a textual report of up to 2,000 words. In each case the 4-6 critical reviews of art exhibitions, art events, or buildings in any combination, totalling 4,000 words. (2) A 4,000 word essay.