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MARC4102: Modern Architectural Theory
2020 unit information
The objective of the Modern Architectural Theory unit is to equip students with a critical understanding of key Western architectural theories from the Enlightenment to the present. Emphasis is placed on those theories which have contemporary traction. Emphasis is also placed on the specific historical situations and cultural and philosophical contexts in which those theories arose, and ultimately how they were represented within the domain of architecture. It is organized predominantly as a conceptual survey which clearly identifies particular trains of thought in their continuity and transformation. Students will become generally conversant in the principles of central theories, and will understand their terms and references. Through readings, lectures, and tutorial sessions, students will acquire the literacy required to perceive and articulate contemporary theoretical standpoints, and will refine their research and writing skills through independent research into a particular aspect of recent architectural theory and history related to their concurrent studio design project. Close attention will be paid to the exchange between practice and theory and the relevance of the discussed theories to the formation of current circumstances, and to the place of architecture within contemporary culture as a whole.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Architecture
| Code | MARC4102 |
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| Academic unit | Architecture |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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ARCH6104 or ARCH9048 or ARCH9049 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. develop and apply a level of information literacy that allows you to understand and articulate an author’s conceptual, historical and/or ideological position(s)
- LO2. develop a reading agenda that informs your assessment of specific works of architecture or documents of architectural thought
- LO3. demonstrate your knowledge of a range of theoretical positions on architecture
- LO4. express your own views on the work of others, and explain how your views are informed by and extend the literature on architectural theory and its cognate fields
- LO5. conduct research into issues and works that pertain to a well-defined theme
- LO6. demonstrate your ability to think abstractly, conceptually and critically about architecture both contemporary and historical
- LO7. clearly articulate a complex argument in written form.
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