Travelling Studio (Rotterdam)

This subject is not offered in 2014.

240 hours

Admission into a degree at the Melbourne School of Design.

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

Travelling studios are working laboratories for design thought and production and involve the exploration of complex, real-life issues. They expose students to unfamiliar cultures, places and people, and stimulate their ability to think creatively and solve problems.

These studios aim to bring together students from architecture, urban design, landscape and planning streams and encourage an interdisciplinary focus.

Pre-trip briefings or seminars will precede the travel component of the studio. The studio will incur travel costs, in addition to tuition fees. Faculty subsidies will, however, be available.

For specific information about this studio: http://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/travelling-studios

• To provide students with an experience in international collaboration.
• To encourage students to identify and engage critically with specific cultural practices, industrial contexts and socio-technical traditions.
• To stimulate systematic/creative thinking and problem solving within students through their experiences of how local issues govern planning, design and construction processes in a particular location.

Assessment for the travelling studios will vary according to the specific studio, but will generally include

• A pre-trip research presentation (20%)
• An on-site design development (30%)
• A final design submission equivalent to 5000 words (40%)
• A post-trip presentation to the Faculty (10%)

For specific assessment information about this studio: http://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/travelling-studios

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• Interdisciplinary teamwork.
• Understanding and navigating social and cultural difference.
• Knowledge transfer.
• Organisational collaboration.
• Managing risk.