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

Postgraduate Course: Design Project 1 (ARCH11014)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryThis studio-based course involves research and experimentation in contemporary architectural design techniques and their application in specific urban settings. It takes the form of a series of inter-linked design projects that draw on a diverse range of design strategies currently being deployed in contemporary architectural practice globally. Through this process students begin to develop group and individual design experiments that have the capacity to contribute to and extend the current body of design knowledge.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course is only open to Architectural and Urban Design (MSc) students.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2023/24, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  27
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Architectural design portfolio (100%)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Undertake architectural design work of an advanced standard on the basis of a critical appreciation of architecture's relation to the larger field of cultural production.
  2. Think creatively about architectural design and its implications for contemporary urban contexts.
  3. Articulate appropriate methodological dimensions of architecture and creatively mobilise them within an urban/metropolitan context.
  4. Evaluate a range of analyses techniques and test them in appropriate urban/metropolitan contexts.
  5. Show leadership within an architectural design team by applying skills in research, design, discussion, writing, and presentation.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Studio tutorials
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Dorian Wiszniewski
Tel: (0131 6)50 2311
Email: Dorian.Wiszniewski@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Daniel Jackson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2309
Email: Daniel.Jackson@ed.ac.uk
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