Building have meaning
workshops, tutorials and site visits, is to introduce students to a series of thematic issues, theoretical positions, and values implicit in architectural works. Drawing upon local, national and international built and un-built projects this unit will explore distinctive architectural themes and ideas dealing with the issues of form, space, experience, and perception.
Each session students will be introduced to a new thematic framework underpinning a specific lecture topic followed by an analysis and discussion of selected architectural works. Students are expected to make notes using both words and drawings. A series of short exercises designed to encourage greater understanding of the topics covered will be carried out in the workshops. Finally, during site visits students will get an opportunity to physically explore certain architectural themes discussed in class by recording site, space, form, and materiality of selected buildings across Perth.
UNIT SYLLABUS This unit is an introduction to architectural themes and their concepts. Architectural ideas and theory will be discussed through specific movements that will be connected back with exemplars of relevant textual material, international built and inbuilt works, and local works. These will be explored through observations recording and site visits and carefully considered and documented through reading, writing and drawing.
LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this unit the expected learning outcomes for a successful student and the associated Curtin graduate attributes developed or assessed in this unit are summarized in the tables below Learning Outcome
LO1
Identify and record structural and spatial observations through texts and site visits and translate them into relevant written and visual forms LO2 Analyse a range of texts in terms of their thematic significance
LO3
Evaluate and reflect upon own experiences of engagement with the local built environment
LO4
Work
Each session students will be introduced to a new thematic framework underpinning a specific lecture topic followed by an analysis and discussion of selected architectural works. Students are expected to make notes using both words and drawings. A series of short exercises designed to encourage greater understanding of the topics covered will be carried out in the workshops. Finally, during site visits students will get an opportunity to physically explore certain architectural themes discussed in class by recording site, space, form, and materiality of selected buildings across Perth.
UNIT SYLLABUS This unit is an introduction to architectural themes and their concepts. Architectural ideas and theory will be discussed through specific movements that will be connected back with exemplars of relevant textual material, international built and inbuilt works, and local works. These will be explored through observations recording and site visits and carefully considered and documented through reading, writing and drawing.
LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this unit the expected learning outcomes for a successful student and the associated Curtin graduate attributes developed or assessed in this unit are summarized in the tables below Learning Outcome
LO1
Identify and record structural and spatial observations through texts and site visits and translate them into relevant written and visual forms LO2 Analyse a range of texts in terms of their thematic significance
LO3
Evaluate and reflect upon own experiences of engagement with the local built environment
LO4
Work