ARCHDES 201 : Design 4
Creative Arts and Industries
2024 Semester Two (1245) (30 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
The course addresses architecture and its realisation and introduces the idea that architecture contributes to material and culture knowledge. Tectonic and detail strategies will be emphasised as design generators balancing strategies drawn from brief, site and landscape. The course presents labour, craft, technique, design production, material selection, and the economies within which these are maintained.
Further, the paper requires students to engage in collaborative modes of production. As such the course acknowledges that architecture is always a collaborative endeavour, be that between architect and client/users, consultants, fabricators, other designers and various public bodies and diverse audiences. This course focuses on the development of group skills, peer-to-peer learning and collaborative design strategies.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 2: | Sustainability |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 7: | Collaboration |
| Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- THEORY: Explore knowledge associated with systems of fabrication, assemblage and collaborative making. (Capability 2.1 and 3.3)
- ARCHITECTONICS: Be able to expressively utilise tectonic characteristics to support project ends and aspirations. (Capability 3.1, 3.3 and 5.2)
- PROGRAMME and PERFORMANCE: Explore how the collaborative aspects of architecture can build sustaining relationships with sites and communities. (Capability 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 3.2)
- DESIGN DEVELOPMENT: Apply conceptual and developed design skills in the formation of formal/spatial compositions and solutions. (Capability 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3)
- MEDIA: Be able to develop both explorative media and ‘working drawings’ as means of testing and resolving project fabrication and assembly. (Capability 4.2, 6.1 and 6.2)
- COLLEGIALITY and COMMUNITY: Develop collaborative design processes and creative work practices capable of supporting collegiality and enabling a range of users and communities. (Capability 7.1, 8.1 and 8.3)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Design project and workbook | 100% | Group & Individual Coursework |
| 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| Design project and workbook | ||||||||||
All student work is initially assessed by the named tutors oering the course brief. Provisional grades are conrmed at the Design Grading Moderation Review (DGMR) in order to ensure parity of grading standards across course briefs. All marks are indicative until conrmed in the Examiner’s Meeting. The DGMR process is rigorous and the Architecture Programme stands by it. The Programme will not regrade work. The only exception to this is in the very rare situation where new information regarding factor(s) that may have afected the student's capacities in the time leading up to examination. A student can however request a discussion of their own work and performance and an explanation of how the grade was awarded. As a rst step, the student should make an appointment to discuss their work with their tutor. If, after meeting with the tutor, a student wishes to pursue this discussion further, they can then make a meeting with the Associate Director Design, and if necessary following this, with the Head of School.
Location plans for Final Reviews and DGMR are displayed in studio spaces and on Canvas prior to week 11. It is important to have your work pinned up in the correct location by the time indicated by your studio tutor. Your tutor will check the material that you have handed in. Unless there is a genuine emergency you must submit your work at this time. Delays in printing are not an acceptable excuse. If you have printing issues, pin up tiled A3 prints and replace these with banner prints for the crit, but the content must be identical and this step should be discussed with your tutor rst. Pinning up your work is equivalent to the rst step in a formal examination – not submitting work on time amounts to not attending the exam. Coursework not received by the due date, and for which no extension of time has been approved (see below), will receive the grade ‘DNC’ (Did Not Complete). Where a student has been unable to attend to their studies for a period of time during the semester due to medical or other exceptional circumstances beyond their control, they may apply for an Extension of Time.
Extensions of time: Requests for extensions of time must be submitted and approved using the ‘EXTENSION OF TIME APPLICATION FORM for coursework submission’ available on Canvas. Students should notify the Course Director/Course Coordinator of their situation as soon as practicable (preferably before any due date), follow the process described on the form, and should provide information in support of the application (such as a medical certificate) where this is available. Notifications received after an assessment due date will be accepted, where this is reasonable, within the context of the course. If possible, students are encouraged to seek medical, counselling or other support from the most appropriate sources.
Teaching & Learning Methods
This is a core design paper. Teaching takes place in a studio setting, kanohi ki te kanohi (face-to-face) with students typically working in groups of approximately 18 students per tutor and brief. Teaching takes place in 1:1 and small group tutorial settings, through assigned tasks (undertaken individually or as part of a group), through presentations, site visits, readings, film or video-viewings, and other participatory means. Students are expected to present work-in-progress to their peers, teachers and invited guests progressively throughout the semester and to engage in discussion of their own work and that of their peers.
Workload Expectations
This paper is designed as a 30-point course, and as such, students are expected to invest 300 hours total across the semester into their Design Course. Over 12 weeks this amounts to approximately 25 hours per week. Of these 25 hours, 8 are undertaken in studio learning settings (2 x 4hr sessions) with the tutor present and students are expected to attend each of these sessions for the full duration. The remaining 17 hours weekly are required for self-directed and informal group study in support of the studio sessions and presentation events.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Active participation is expected at scheduled activities including all timetabled studio sessions, workshops, and site visits. This attendance is mandatory for completing components of the course. Some presentations will be available as recordings. Other learning activities in studios will typically not be available as recordings. Attendance on campus is expected for the final presentation and for other scheduled presentations events. The activities for the course are scheduled and described in the delivery timetable of the Topic Outline.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Students enrolled in this course have access to the Faculty workshops. Workshop inductions are carried out with first year BAS students in semester 1. Please contact Scott Facer (s.facer@auckland.ac.nz) to book a workshop induction if you have not already undertaken one. Students are required to comply with Health & Safety rules for workshop facilities.
The Topic Outline lists other useful resources and many of these are held by the General Library. Consult the Talis Library lists on Canvas shown under the ‘Reading Lists’ tab.
The School also holds a digital archive of previously successful student design projects, including projects from Design 4. The archive can be accessed at - https://www.soaparchive.ac.nz/.
Health & Safety
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Towards the end of each semester students are invited to give feedback on the paper and its teaching through a survey tool called SET Evaluations. Email invitations are issued to all students when the surveys are opened for response. The tutors and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions. Your feedback helps teachers to improve the paper and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each paper also represent student concerns and oer feedback to the department and Faculty via the Sta-Student Consultative Committee. Students have the opportunity of voting for class representatives at the beginning of the academic year.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.
In design papers, students are expected to utilise design precedents to advance their own designing. However, plagiarism is a serious infringement of academic integrity and this extends to outright copying of previous design work by others or images of their work. If reference is made to, or images utilised of, other design projects, a written citation acknowledging the original creators should be included. You will be instructed in this paper how to use precedents productively and creatively and how to avoid plagiarism in design.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.