Modern Architecture A: 19th Century PG

Subject 702-841 (2008)

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Credit Points:

12.500

Level:

Graduate/Postgraduate

Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

Summer Term, - Taught on campus.

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Semester 1, - Taught on campus.

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Time Commitment:

Contact Hours: Two lectures and one tutorial per week
Total Time Commitment: Not available

Prerequisites:

Any level one architectural history subject.

Corequisites:

None

Recommended Background Knowledge:

None

Non Allowed Subjects:

None

Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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 CoordinatorDr Hannah Lewi 

Subject Overview:	The formative aspects of architecture from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries. Special emphasis is on British architecture and associated activity in the fields of engineering, building construction, town development and landscape architecture. Detailed studies of various periods within this broad spectrum are made, exploring issues of spatial organisation, construction, architectural theory, architectural grammar, the physical, social and economic context of building and the role of the architect in society.
Assessment:	An essay, a class paper and exercises (drawn or written) (totaling 50%) and a visual test (15%) equivalent in all to 3000 words plus a two-hour examination (35%).
Prescribed Texts:	None
Breadth Options:	This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
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Generic Skills:	On completion of the subject students should be able to: Demonstrate understanding of the sources and historical development of modern architecture, building construction, landscape architecture and urban planning from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries. Identify representative examples of the above sources and developments. Appreciate the formative and early modern traditions in the design of the built environment by establishing an overall cultural framework within which an individual building or place can be located or assessed.
Related Course(s):	Graduate Diploma Planning & Design(Architectural History & Conservation) Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design Postgraduate Diploma in Planning & Design (Arch.History & Conservation)

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