European Architecture A
Subject 702-131 (2008)
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Credit Points: | 12.500 |
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Level: | Undergraduate |
Dates & Locations: | This subject is not offered in 2008. |
Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: Two one hour lecture and one tutorial per week Total Time Commitment: Not available |
Prerequisites: | None |
Corequisites: | None |
Recommended Background Knowledge: | None |
Non Allowed Subjects: | None |
Core Participation Requirements: |
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Coordinator
Professor Miles LewisSubject Overview: | A study of some formative aspects of Near Eastern and European architecture and urbanism from ancient origins to the late Middle Ages. Detailed studies of various periods within this broad spectrum are made, exploring issues of spatial organisation, construction, architectural theory, architectural grammar, and their physical, social and economic contexts. The European tradition in the design of the built environment is explored, by establishing an overall cultural framework within which an individual building or place can be located and assessed; and by the development of skills in information gathering and critical synthesis, essay and report writing, and visual and oral presentation techniques required for the independent interpretation of these insights. On completion of the subject students should be able to:
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Assessment: | An essay, class papers, exercises (drawn or written), equivalent to not more that 3000 words (50%); a visual test (15%), and a two-hour examination (35%). |
Prescribed Texts: | Information Not Available |
Breadth Options: | This subject is not available as a breadth subject. |
Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
Generic Skills: | On completion of the subject students should have developed the following skills and capabilities:
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Related Course(s): |
Bachelor of Architectural Studies Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Planning & Design Diploma in Arts (Ancient and Medieval Studies) Graduate Certificate in Arts (Ancient and Medieval Studies) Graduate Certificate in Arts (Medieval and Renaissance Studies) Graduate Certificate in Arts (Renaissance and Early Modern Studies) Graduate Diploma in Arts (Ancient and Medieval Studies) Graduate Diploma in Arts (Medieval & Renaissance Studies) Graduate Diploma in Arts (Renaissance and Early Modern Studies) |
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