Course overview
This course will equip students with an elementary understanding of the relationship between architecture and its physical, social, cultural and political contexts. Students will be exposed to a diverse set of approaches for understanding a site, including an Aboriginal perspective on Country. Students will demonstrate an ability to translate information about a site into a design response, and to apply their knowledge of site, solar passive design and material selection into recommendations for the design for a small-scale building.
- Site Analysis
- Passive Solar Design
- Material Performance
Course learning outcomes
- Undertake a site analysis to inform an architectural project
- Calculate the impact of different construction materials on thermal performance
- Apply passive solar design principles to the design of a small-scale building
- Effectively communicate your knowledge to demonstrate a holistic understanding of site
- Effectively communicate design reasoning as part of an iterative process
- Demonstrate professionalism in working collaboratively on group-based tasks
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus West
Class number 51296
Section FR01
Size 350
Available 350
Class number 51314
Section TU01
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 51313
Section TU02
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 51312
Section TU03
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 51311
Section TU04
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 51310
Section TU05
Size 20
Available 20
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