Postgraduate Course: Design Intervention (AREA11002)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Synopsis
Design principles; visual impact; legal and ethical
constraints; design processes.
Aims
1. To investigate and assess the impact of new
design on old.
2. To consider how existing buildings may be
sensitively transformed.
Mode of Delivery
This module is chiefly taught through studio-based
seminars and tutorials with supporting lecture and
visits. Project work is carried out in collaboration with
architecture students from the Contemporary
Architectural Intervention Unit (DA16002). |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
(
Lecture Hours 2,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2,
Fieldwork Hours 2,
External Visit Hours 2,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
86 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Display familiarity with the skills and processes
of architectural design.
2. Display an understanding of the architect?s
approach to existing buildings, and of the impact
of new work on existing built fabric.
3. Display organisational, verbal and
presentational skills appropriate to Design
Intervention work. |
Assessment Information
| Essay Group Essay and Presentation |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Design, architecture, context, additions, adaptations, re-use, visual impact. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Ruxandra-Iulia Stoica
Tel: (0131 6)51 5746
Email: Ruxandra.Stoica@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lyndsay Hopes
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
Email: Lyndsay.Hopes@ed.ac.uk |
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