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Units BDES1027 Semester 2 2022 [Normal day]

Unit of study_

BDES1027: Architecture Studio 1B

Semester 2, 2022 [Normal day] - Remote

Overview

This studio capitalises on the skills and processes gained in the first semester studio to engage with increasingly complex programmatic and contextual issues within the built environment.Fundamental modes of representation in a variety of media will be deployed as a means to comprehend and articulate architecture from multiple integrated perspectives.Designing a small building will be the final project yet based on a series of introductory exercises that will engage with concepts of iteration in a range of scales and media.Students will continue to learn new software and other related techniques while also developing their familiarity with the technical skills necessary to realise a final design presentation including various media.The design projects will explore the necessity of experimentation as a means to communicate fundamental ideas about space, structure and form.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	BDES1027
Academic unit	Architecture
Credit points	12
Prohibitions ?	BDES1020 or DESA1002
Prerequisites ?	BDES1026 or BDES1010 or DESA1001
Corequisites ?	BDES1023
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Catherine Lassen, catherine.lassen@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Presentation	Schematic Design Presentation Architectural models and drawings. Refer to Canvas Site for details.	20%	Please select a valid week from the list below Due date: 09 Sep 2022 at 10:00	1:50 Model, 1:50 Plan & Section
Outcomes assessed:
Presentation	Interim Design Presentation Architectural models and drawings. Refer to Canvas Site for details.	20%	Please select a valid week from the list below Due date: 07 Oct 2022 at 10:00	1:50 Model, 1:50 Plan & Section
Outcomes assessed:
Presentation	Final Design Presentation + Folio Architectural models, drawings and folio. Refer to Canvas Site for details.	60%	Please select a valid week from the list below Due date: 04 Nov 2022 at 10:00	1:50 Model, 1:50 Plan & Section + Folio
Outcomes assessed:

Assessment summary

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

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

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100	Work of outstanding quality, demonstrating mastery of the learning outcomes assessed. The work shows significant innovation, experimentation, critical analysis, synthesis, insight, creativity, and/or exceptional skill.
Distinction	75 - 84	Work of excellent quality, demonstrating a sound grasp of the learning outcomes assessed. The work shows innovation, experimentation, critical analysis, synthesis, insight, creativity, and/or superior skill.
Credit	65 - 74	Work of good quality, demonstrating more than satisfactory achievement of the learning outcomes assessed, or work of excellent quality for a majority of the learning outcomes assessed.
Pass	50 - 64	Work demonstrating satisfactory achievement of the learning outcomes assessed.
Fail	0 - 49	Work that does not demonstrate satisfactory achievement of one or more of the learning outcomes assessed.

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

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	Between Inside & Outside	Lecture and tutorial (7 hr)
Week 02	Le Corbusier, Villa Savoye, Poissy, France (1929): modernism, the architectural promenade, house as floating 'machine' in the garden.	Lecture and tutorial (7 hr)
Week 03	Rem Koolhaas, House at Bordeaux, France (1995): reading Le Corbusier, material emphasis, inside/out house.	Lecture and tutorial (7 hr)
Week 04	Frank Gehry, Gehry House, Santa Monica, USA (1978): material emphasis, house and garden 'under construction.'	Lecture and tutorial (7 hr)
Week 05	SANAA, Moriyama House, Tokyo, Japan (2002-5): late modernism, 'immaterial' lightness, house as a city, radically public/private 'garden.'	Lecture and tutorial (7 hr)
Week 06	ASSIGNMENT 1: Schematic Design Presentation	Lecture and tutorial (7 hr)
Week 07	GUEST LECTURE Michael Mossman - Finding Country: indigenous landscape, environment and a wider perspective.	Lecture and tutorial (7 hr)
Week 08	Hugh Buhrich, Buhrich House, Castlecrag, Sydney (1972): modernism in Australia, indigenous landscape, material emphasis and detail design.	Lecture and tutorial (7 hr)
Week 09	ASSIGNMENT 2: Interim Design Presentation	Lecture and tutorial (7 hr)
Week 10	Richard Leplastrier, House, Bilgola, Sydney (1974): Utzon, Japan, inside/out house as garden.	Lecture and tutorial (7 hr)
Week 11	Glenn Murcutt, Marie Short House, Kempsey (1974-5): modernism in Australia, reading Mies, house as vernacular 'machine' in the garden.	Lecture and tutorial (7 hr)
Week 12	Herzog & De Meuron, Stone House, Tavole, Italy (1985-88): late modernism, material emphasis, local landscape and detail design.	Lecture and tutorial (7 hr)
Week 13	ASSIGNMENT 3: Final Design Presentation + Folio	Lecture and tutorial (7 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Attendance at all scheduled lecture, tutorial and studio sessions of Architecture Studio 1B is mandatory, except in the case of illness or misadventure, in accordance with the School’s attendance policy. Attendance means arriving at the time required and staying until teaching ends. Attendance and contribution to class discussion will be monitored and may be factored into allocated grades. Announcements made at lectures are deemed to be made to the whole group. Contact with staff should generally be within the allocated teaching times. Consultation outside of these hours shall be by prior appointment, and in addition to, not in lieu of, the regular class time.

The timetable is subject to minor adjustment, and individual tutors may issue more detailed schedules. Check your university email regularly as it will be the way any changes to the timetable or clarifications of the program are issued.

Please refer to the Resolutions of the University School: http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/architecture/rules/faculty_resolutions.shtml

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 12 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 240-300 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

Refer to Canvas site and weekly activities.

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. Demonstrate an increased understanding with the conventions of architectural model making and drawing, and an ability to employ these for the purposes of both critical analysis and creative expression.
LO2. Critically research and interpret an architectural brief for a small-scale dwelling and devise an imaginative and credible response.
LO3. Evaluate multiple graphic and written sources in order to filter and synthesise information.
LO4. Work productively in an architectural studio setting.
LO5. Convincingly convey architectural propositions using modelled, graphic, oral and written modes of communication.
LO6. Evaluate feedback from others in a manner that is both reflective and proactive.
LO7. Write coherent and convincing accounts of the process of architectural design in sound academic prose, and to illustrate and compose these into formal documents.

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.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

New lectures, design exercises and assessments for 2021.

Additional information

Digital Resources: Online ‘ArchiStar Academy’ tutorials

DMaF Workshop: Sign up for a session (not supervised by tutors)

Additional costs

There will be printing and model making costs associated with this unit of study.

Disclaimer

The University reserves the right to amend units of study or no longer offer certain units, including where there are low enrolment numbers.

To help you understand common terms that we use at the University, we offer an online glossary.

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Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Additional costs

Disclaimer

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