ARCH 7015 Practice Research Studio Civic
Credit Points 20
Legacy Code 301382
Coordinator Aso Haji Rasouli Opens in new window
Description Practice Research Studio Civic shall focus upon the research and design of a single, comprehensive architectural project over the duration of the semester through either a civic, residential, or hybrid project type. Students will explore topics related to the broad umbrella of urban transformation and to contemporary architectural practices through the studio work, and will engage with a broad community of professionals, stakeholders, and programmatic conditions. Projects shall be representative of the often-contested intersection of competing interests of the urban environment, where the designer must conduct rigorous analysis and research to inform high-quality design outcomes that are attendant to social, ethical, regulatory, technical, procurement, and environmental issues. Students are expected to develop projects to a high degree of resolution in terms of spatial and experiential quality, technical proficiency, and conceptual rigour, underpinned by theoretical and historical knowledge, and communicated clearly. Projects in the studio will vary in scale, setting, building type, and complexity from year to year, with a thematic emphasis that contributes to the overall research direction of the architecture program at WSU. Students will be expected to engage in the studio with a high degree of individual motivation, resourcefulness, and inquisitiveness as would be expected of professional level studies.
School Eng, Design & Built Env
Discipline Architecture
Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 20cp
Level Postgraduate Coursework Level 7 subject
Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 3761 Master of Architecture (Urban Transformation)
Assessment
The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.
Type | Length | Percent | Threshold | Individual/Group Task |
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Case Study | Drawings and/or models and 300 words | 20 | N | Group |
Presentation | Drawings and/or models | 20 | N | Individual |
Applied Project | Drawings and/or models | 40 | N | Individual |
Portfolio | 1,000 words and graphic compendium | 20 | N | Individual |
Teaching Periods