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BAEN1001: Design in the Built Environment
2026 unit information
This unit of study will give the student an understanding of the design of a small-scale building. It teaches the foundations for an interdisciplinary design process between the fields of architecture, architectural science, and urban planning. Architectural aspects including typology, scale, proportion, structure, program and materiality are investigated. Students learn the complexities of architectural design, from concepts, ideas and design models to applied aspects including programmatic requirements, limitations of a particular site, and the relationship between form and function. The unit equips students with conceptual tools and design skills from modelling to graphic representation, and verbal and written communication. On the successful completion of this unit of study, students will have demonstrated: an understanding of the architectural design process; and an ability to express concepts and designs creatively, clearly and cohesively across a range of representation media.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Architecture |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Demonstrate a developed skill in the conventions of scale model making and drawing, and the ability to apply them in both critical analysis and creative expression.
- LO2. Use fundamental built environment conventions, technical knowledge and design tools correctly and effectively.
- LO3. Convincingly convey built environment propositions using modelled, graphic, verbal and written modes of communication.
- LO4. Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate diverse graphic and written sources in order to filter and synthesise information.
- LO5. Draw upon a relevant body of historical, theoretical, social, and environmental knowledge when thinking through ideas and issues to conceptualise and contextualise design issues and propositions.
- LO6. Work productively in an built environment studio setting by respecting the work of others and engaging in the exchange of reflective and proactive feedback.
Unit availability
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Semester 2 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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