Postgraduate Course: Urban Studio 2 (ARDE11002)
Course Outline
School |
School of Arts, Culture and Environment |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Architecture - Design |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
A studio-based course oriented around the production of a project. The project is directly connected to fieldwork, carried out at the beginning of the semester. The location of the fieldwork and other details will be defined 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 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. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Laboratory | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 17:00 | |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Additional information |
6 hour(s) per week for 11 week(s). |
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. |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Richard Williams
Tel: (0131 6)51 6792
Email: R.J.Williams@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Kirsten Phimister
Tel: (0131 6)51 3856
Email: k.phimister@ed.ac.uk |
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