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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Edinburgh College of Art : Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Postgraduate Course: Design Intervention (AREA11002)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummarySynopsis
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).
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
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 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Essay Group Essay and Presentation
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsDesign, architecture, context, additions, adaptations, re-use, visual impact.
Contacts
Course organiserMrs Ruxandra-Iulia Stoica
Tel: (0131 6)51 5746
Email: Ruxandra.Stoica@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Jennifer Watson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
Email: Jennifer.A.Watson@ed.ac.uk
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