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
- Solar Passive 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 solar passive design principles to the design of a small-scale building
- Effectively communicate an understanding of site, solar passive design, and material selection
Degree list
The following degrees include this course