Architectural Design Cultures

Undergraduate | 2026

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Mode
Mode
Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
ARCH 1005
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Course ID
200800
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus West
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Arch and Built Env
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Katharine Bartsch
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Course level
1
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
The fee you pay will depend on the number and type of courses you study.
Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

This course aims to equip students with a foundational knowledge of architecture, landscapes and cities from antiquity to the late nineteenth century with increasing emphasis on the global transmission of ideas that are materialised in the built environment. By examining projects within their social, political, technological, economic and environmental context, students will develop skills in the contextual and spatial analysis of the built environment. These skills will be applied in research and communicated in academic writing tasks and supported by discipline specific modes of analysis and representation. This course aligns with the program’s intent to critically engage students with diverse historical, theoretical and cultural perspectives on design to prepare for global practice. 

  • Mediterranean Routes
  • Transcontinental Networks
  • Global Exchange

Course learning outcomes

  • Review architecture, landscapes and cities from Antiquity to the late nineteenth century with increasing emphasis on the global transmission of ideas that are materialised in the built environment.
  • Examine architecture, landscapes and cities within their social, political, technological, economic and environmental context.
  • Analyse the composition of form and space of the built environment supported by discipline specific modes of communication.
  • Apply foundational research skills to evaluate and synthesise information about the built environment from a variety of relevant sources.
  • Cross-examine evidence about a specific site to construct a persuasive argument supported by appropriate referencing.

Availability

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Census date
Fri 04/09/2026
Enrol by date
Enrol by date
Fri 21/08/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 18/09/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 16/10/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus West

Class number
Class number 51265
Section
Section FR01
Size
Size 200
Available
Available 200
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
3 Aug - 21 Sep Monday 9:10am - 10am Adelaide City Campus West Barbara Hanrahan, BH2-09
12 Oct - 9 Nov Monday 9:10am - 10am Adelaide City Campus West Barbara Hanrahan, BH2-09
Class number
Class number 51278
Section
Section TU03
Size
Size 25
Available
Available 25
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
3 Aug - 21 Sep Monday 10:10am - 1pm Adelaide City Campus West Barbara Hanrahan, BH5-09
3 Aug - 21 Sep Monday 10:10am - 1pm Adelaide City Campus West Barbara Hanrahan, BH5-10
12 Oct - 9 Nov Monday 10:10am - 1pm Adelaide City Campus West Barbara Hanrahan, BH5-09
12 Oct - 9 Nov Monday 10:10am - 1pm Adelaide City Campus West Barbara Hanrahan, BH5-10
Class number
Class number 51277
Section
Section TU04
Size
Size 25
Available
Available 25
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
3 Aug - 21 Sep Monday 1:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus West Barbara Hanrahan, BH5-09
3 Aug - 21 Sep Monday 1:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus West Barbara Hanrahan, BH5-10
12 Oct - 9 Nov Monday 1:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus West Barbara Hanrahan, BH5-09
12 Oct - 9 Nov Monday 1:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus West Barbara Hanrahan, BH5-10

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

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