Postgraduate Course: Design Intervention (AREA11002)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | 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). |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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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 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| 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.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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 Jennifer Watson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
Email: Jennifer.A.Watson@ed.ac.uk |
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