Architectural Design Cultures

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
ARCH 1005
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Course ID
200800
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
1
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
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Single course enrolment
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Course data is interim and subject to change

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.

Assessment

Multiple Choice Questions, Critical Analysis, Assessment Plan, Persuasive Piece

Degree list
The following degrees include this course