Architectural Finishes

Subject ABPL90301 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points:

12.50

Level:

9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)

Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2011:

November, Parkville - Taught on campus.

Pre-teaching Period Start	not applicable
Teaching Period	not applicable
Assessment Period End	not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol	not applicable
Census Date	not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail	not applicable

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Time Commitment:

Contact Hours: 20 hours: 10 hours of lectures; 10 hours of class work
Total Time Commitment: 120 hours

Prerequisites:

None specified.

Corequisites:

none specified

Recommended Background Knowledge:

none specified

Non Allowed Subjects:

none specified

Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
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Coordinator

Dr Donald Ellsmore

Contact

Environments and Design Student Centre
Ground Floor, Baldwin Spencer (building 113)

Enquiries
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352)
Website: http://www.msd.unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:	The investigation and conservation of painted, stencilled, grained, gilded and papered surfaces and other decorative building elements.
Objectives:	To impart skills in the documentary investigation of finishes, the use of the microscope in investigating paint colours, the sampling and identification of wallpapers, and related matters.
Assessment:	Four practical, laboratory or documentary exercises which will take place during the intensive teaching period culminating in written reports of 1500 words or equivalent: each 25%.
Prescribed Texts:	Miles Lewis & Alison Blake, Exterior Paint Colours, Melbourne, 1983 [1977]; C C Oman & Jean Hamilton, Wallpapers: A History., London, 1982; Phyllis Murphy, Decorating with Wallpaper c.1840-1914, Melbourne, 1987.
Breadth Options:	This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:	the use of the microscope in paint investigation; the sampling of wallpapers; the use of documentary sources on decoration
Related Course(s):	Master of Architecture Master of Architecture Master of Design (Heritage)

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