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BDES3027: Architecture Studio 3B
2026 unit information
As the culminating design studio for the degree, Architecture Studio 3B offers students the opportunity to develop and articulate their architectural positions within their projects. Building on the themes explored in Architecture Studio 3A, this studio advances students’ understanding of design with a focus on programmatic ambition and the proposal of a significant public building. Proposals are developed in response to place, including the spatial, environmental, historical and cultural dimensions of their context. Emphasis is placed on the contemporary public building, its civic role and its capacity to serve the public realm, supported by culturally competent and ethical design thinking that anticipates the intended and unintended consequences of design decisions and considers underrepresented perspectives. Architectural representation is used as a means of generating, testing, and conceptually clarifying design opportunities, supporting the development of design propositions from concept through to resolution and fostering advanced communication skills to effectively convey architectural ideas. Students are also encouraged to integrate structural, technical, and material considerations coherently into their designs. The ultimate goal is for students to produce conceptually challenging, integrated, and compelling pre-professional architectural design projects that address a variety of spatial contexts, engage critically with key contemporary themes in architectural practice and demonstrate a high level of design sophistication.
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 | 12 |
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Prerequisites:
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BDES3026 or BDES3010 or DESA3001 or BDES3616 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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BDES3020 or DESA3002 or BDES3012 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate an increased understanding with the conventions of architectural drawing and model making, 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 medium-scale public building in an urban setting, and devise an imaginative and credible response
- LO3. evaluate multiple written and graphic sources in order to filter and synthesise information
- LO4. work productively in an architectural studio setting to assess, reflect and provide feedback on one's own design process as well as that of others
- LO5. convincingly convey architectural propositions using oral, graphic 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.
- LO8. demonstrate ethical and cultural competence in design by recognising the intended and unintended consequences of design decisions, as well as by considering diverse and underrepresented stakeholders
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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