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Units ARCH9086 Intensive December 2022 [Block mode]

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ARCH9086: General Elective 10

Intensive December, 2022 [Block mode] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Overview

This elective allows an individual to pursue an agreed topic with a member of academic staff, or for a group of students to pursue a topic proposed by a member of academic staff in a formal learning environment. For individual study arrangements this is an opportunity to develop independent study skills. The unit is undertaken with an agreement between the student and a supervisor on a topic related to the supervisor's expertise. The student will meet with the supervisor regularly to discuss progress. For group study arrangements the unit of study is available to engage in a topic that is organised by a member of academic staff. This allows a member of staff to teach a topic of special interest or for a visiting academic to teach a subject related to their specialty. Students will participate in lectures, tutorials, or other activities as needed to pursue the elective topic. Students will develop an understanding of a special topic through reports, projects, and/or tutorial exercises.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	ARCH9086
Academic unit	Architecture
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	None
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Adrienne Keane, adrienne.keane@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Sunil Dubey, sunil.dubey@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Peter Armstrong, peter.armstrong@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Presentation	Site Context Pinup Presentation or slides & brief report	20%	Week 01 Due date: 25 Nov 2022 at 23:59	N/A
Outcomes assessed:
Presentation	Presentation (report format) & e-Poster Pinup Presentations or slides, brief report and e-poster	40%	Week 02 Due date: 29 Nov 2022 at 23:59	N/A
Outcomes assessed:
Presentation	Final Design Proposal Pinup Presentations or slides, Design report and e-poster	40%	Week 02 Due date: 30 Nov 2022 at 23:59	N/A
Outcomes assessed:
= group assignment ?

Assessment summary

Site context and appreciation
This assessment (group presentation) requires the analysis of site and building data, urban networks, land use, landscape structure, historical background and development process of the both the precinct and the study area. Students are required to make group presentations demonstrating site appreciations and key details of the urban context. Weighted at 20%.
Feedback: Verbal by jury (internal academic)
Prelim proposal and urban context
This assessment (presentation) requires each group to present the preliminary presentation including building typology, historical context, design analysis and activation principles for the precinct. Weighted at 40%.
Feedback: Verbal by jury (internal and external)
Final proposal and presentation
This presentation is made to a jury made up of tutors, external experts and the academic staff of the participating universities. Each group is required to give their design proposal as a group power point presentation in a public venue open to members of the community and industry leaders. Weighted at 40%.
Feedback: Written by jury (internal and external examiners)

Note: This unit has only portfolio presentation. The required attendance, class engagements and participations will be considered in the final assessment. There are no exams or tests for this unit.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades

This unit is assessment pass/fail only.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Introduction and Site Context	Lecture (4 hr)
	Site Analysis and photo surveys	Field trip (2 hr)
	Site Context Urban Strategy	Lecture (4 hr)
	Data collection and recording	Studio (5 hr)
	Historical context of Site. Human Centred Design – Precinct	Lecture (3 hr)
	Precinct character and typology	Studio (4 hr)
	Site Appreciations – First Presentation	Presentation (2 hr)
Week 02	First Nations Design Principles, Planning principles of Tech precincts and Six cities vision	Lecture (4 hr)
	Site analysis, Analytical Studies and prelim Proposal	Studio (5 hr)
	2030 SDGs Smart Cities Case Studies	Lecture (4 hr)
	Design proposal critique and design & planning data agglomeration and synthesis	Studio (4 hr)
	Proposal presentations and urban context	Presentation (2 hr)
	Project critique	Lecture (1 hr)
	Final presentation preparation	Studio (5 hr)
	No Description	Presentation (3 hr)
	Expert reflections on final presentations	Tutorial (2 hr)

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

Recommended readings

Gehl, J. (2010). Cities for people. Island Press.

Karvonen, A., Cugurullo, F., & Caprotti, F. (2019). Inside Smart Cities: Place, Politics and Urban Innovation (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351166201

Hu, R. (2012). Shaping a global Sydney: the City of Sydney’s planning transformation in the 1980s and 1990s. Planning Perspectives, 27(3), 347–368. https://doi.org/10.1080/02665433.2012.681139

Foster, M. (2020). Texture, Light and Sound: A Sensory History of Early Sydney. Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Sydney. Australian Historical Studies, 51(3), 344–347. https://doi.org/10.1080/1031461X.2020.1787580

Video - Mark Ferguson, Amelia Brace, David Borger, & Rob Stokes. (2020). Seven News.

Cervero, R., Guerra, E., & Al, S. (2017). Beyond mobility : planning cities for people and places (1st ed. 2017.). Island Press. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-835-0

Revilla Herrero, L. (2018). Creating cities for people. Our Planet, 2016(13), 28–31. https://doi.org/10.18356/8560c552-en

Adu-McVie, R., Tan Yigitcanlar, Xia, B., & Erol, I. (2022). Innovation District Typology Classification via Performance Framework: Insights from Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. Buildings (Basel), 12(9), 1398–. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12091398

Sharp, D., Anwar, M., Goodwin, S., Raven, R., Bartram, L., & Kamruzzaman, L. (2022). A participatory approach for empowering community engagement in data governance: The Monash Net Zero Precinct. Data & Policy, 4. https://doi.org/10.1017/dap.2021.33

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. undertake critical architecture investigation of building typology or an urban precinct.
LO2. develop architecture professional level (Level 4 or equivalent) of technical skills and knowledge in developing architecture brief or feasibility.
LO3. develop architecture professional level (Level 4 or equivalent) of documentation, techniques or representation and project communication for a small to medium scale projects.
LO4. undertake critical design analysis and justify knowledge, technical presentations, and design proposals for selected case studies.
LO5. develop architecture professional level (Level 4 or equivalent) of contract documentation, collaboration, and practice standards.
LO6. plan, prepare and analyse historical design, planning and architecture reports and present architecture and design related outcomes to key stakeholders.
LO7. work as a team (group work) to efficiently manage design objectives, processes, resources and deliverable for a design report or a portfolio.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

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Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

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Simple extensions

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Using AI responsibly

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Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

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Graduate qualities

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