Australian Building Analysis

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

Entry into the Melbourne School of Design or approval from the subject coordinator.

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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An introduction to analysis of Australian buildings and their technology. Historical investigation from primary sources. The philosophy of conservation and the main avenues for researching buildings. Development of skills in the documentary and physical investigation of buildings including materials, patents, paint and wallpaper analysis.

On completion of the subject students should be able to:

• Locate and interpret documentary sources on land ownership, building construction and property occupation

• Diagnose structural changes

• Recognise distinctive aspects of building technology

• Interpret evidence of painted and papered finishes

• Synthesise historical data into a coherent account of the physical development of a structure

• Relate a building or place to examples of comparable cultural significance

Exercises (drawn and/or written) to the equivalent of not more than 5000 words.

• Physical Investigation of a Building (M Lewis), Melbourne, 1989

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On completion of the subject students should have developed the following skills and capabilities:

• Documentation and physical investigation of buildings

• Freehand sketching and report writing

• Analysis of the history of a building or place

• Analysis of the fabric of a building or place

Available on years ending with an odd number.