Australian Architecture (PG)

Subject 702-881 (2009)

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Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

Semester 1, - 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

On campus

Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: 702-231 (ABPL20007) Modern Architecture A: 19th Century or 702-232 (ABPL20008) Modern Architecture B: 20th Century or equivalent.
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.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

Coordinator

Assoc Prof Julie Willis
Subject Overview:

Topics include:

  • The development and planning of settlements in Australia: the colonial architecture of New South Wales and Tasmania;
  • Land and building regulations, urban conditions, building techniques;
  • The development of architecture in Melbourne from its founding to recent times and the emergence of modern architecture.

Special emphasis will be placed on the Melbourne environment.
Assessment: An individual research essay and/or written exercises totalling the equivalent of 3000 words (50%) plus a two-hour examination (50%).
Prescribed Texts: None
Recommended Texts: Subject reader, annual publication.
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 be able to:
  • understand the historical development of Australian architecture, construction, landscape design and urban planning;
  • demonstrate an appreciation of the formative traditions in the design of the built environment in Australia by establishing an overall cultural framework within which an individual building (or place) can be located and assessed;
  • analyze buildings and places in terms of their context, form, planning spatial effects, construction, function and social role;
  • demonstrate an understanding of architectural historiography;
  • demonstrate skills in primary architectural research.
Links to further information: http://www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/environments-and-design-students/melbourne-school-of-design-students.html
Related Course(s): Master of Architecture
Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design

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