Architectural Design Option 2 (U00831)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : ACE-4-ADOption2

This course is focussed on extending the student's capacity to operate with different approaches to architectural design. It is a studio-based course in which students are asked to develop specific approaches to design problems in an integrated and manner. The set design problems will vary from year to year, typically resulting in the design and presentation of a building design of reasonable complexity. The project will be intergrative, bringing together themes and issues being explored in all courses.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Honours entry to MA (hons) Architectural Design and satisfactory progression from year 3.

? Co-requisites : Academic Portfolio 1 (U00832) Architectural Design Dissertation (U00835) Placement Report (U00830)

? Prohibited combinations : This course can only be taken by students enrolled on the MA (hons) Architectural Design degree.

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 7 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 7 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
07/01/2008	09:00	11:00	Room G.01, William Robertson Building	Central	Unit Meetings will be at 16:00 on the same day.

? Additional Class Information : Weeks 1-9
Studio tutorial times will be agreed at start of course

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

To be able:
- to propose, design and present an building integrating context, users needs and technologies in an imaginative and creative manner
- to engage in a critical discussion of architecture by means of written, verbal and drawn presentations
- to explore and experiment with different architectural design approaches
- to scrutinise critically the context of a proposed design intervention taking account of its physical, insitutional, historical and cultural contexts
- to integrate considerations of human well-being, the natural world, landscape and sustainability into the overall design of a building