Undergraduate Course: Architectural Design: Elements (ARCH08001)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The module introduces students to the foundational knowledge and skills appropriate to the practice of architectural design. Design is seen as a process involving imagination, representation and communication, analysis and research, iteration and reflection. Students work on a series of design exercises and projects, which require individual and group submission of maquettes, models, and drawings. Working in a studio environment, students undertake a number of studies that introduce some of the essential elements of architecture, such as path, threshold, opening, membrane and enclosure. These studies are underpinned by a concern for the role of place and embodiment in the experience of architecture and the built environment. Studio exercises are supplemented by a series of lectures on practical and theoretical issues associated with the design process. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Tutorial | | 1-11 | | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | Central | Tutorial | | 1-11 | | | | | 14:00 - 14:50 | | Central | Tutorial | | 1-11 | | 13:30 - 15:30 | | | | | Central | Tutorial | | 1-11 | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | | | Central | Tutorial | | 1-11 | | | | | 15:00 - 18:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 11:30 - 12:30, Zone: Central. eca Main Lecture Theatre E22 |
| Additional information |
8 hour(s) per week for 12 week(s). There are 2 main studio days which will be structured according to the design projects being undertaken. A mixture of methods will be used, supervised learning, directed learning, and independent learning. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. On successful completion of this module, the student will be able to demonstrate:
1. Awareness of basic architectural elements and issues that inform their disposition in architectural designs;
2. 2. Awareness of different dimensions of the design process, from analysis and research individually and in teams to iteration and reflection in the formation of architectural designs.
3. 3. Awareness of appropriate representational and communication methods, to prepare and present design proposals. |
Assessment Information
Continuous formative assessment through design coursework. Drawn, modeled and documented design studio work and project panels. Final summative assessment through portfolio presentation.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Studio, path, place |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Soledad Garcia Ferrari
Tel: 0131 221 6083
Email: s.garcia@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Rosemary Hall
Tel: 0131 221 6071
Email: r.hall@ed.ac.uk |
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