Studio Cultures: Architecture (M)

Postgraduate | 2026

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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
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Area/Catalogue
ARCH 5030
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Course ID
205265
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
12
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Course owner
Adelaide University
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Course level
5
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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University-wide elective course
No
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Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

This design studio focuses on context sensibility and critical self-reflection in the design process. The projects will investigate local, historical, political, social, and experiential layers of existing built fabrics, to develop appropriately sensitive and responsive designs for adaptive reuse and urban densification. The Studio aims to shift the students thinking away from preconceived ideas and into methodologies for creating conceptual architecture that will evolve to a built form, addressing aesthetic, organisational and technical aspects along the way. The studio rises awareness and critical perspectives on cross-cultural encounters, and speculates on alternative ways of living, social interaction, and building.

Course learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate a broader understanding of the relationships between built form, content, context, concept, and construction, with particular reference to culture-specific practices, perceptions and operations

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