ARCHDES 301 : Design 6
Creative Arts and Industries
2021 Summer School (1210) (30 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
This is a core course in the BAS.
Design 6 is the culminating design course of the Bachelor of Architectural Studies in which students are expected to demonstrate appropriate knowledge and skill in the preparation of a resolved design proposal, in response to a challenging project topic. Design proposals are required to address issues of theory, architectonics (material, structures, construction), programme (cultural, social, functional), performance (contextual, environmental) and the formative influences of these factors on space and form through the skilful, considered use of architectural media.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 3: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
| Capability 5: | Independence and Integrity |
| Capability 6: | Social and Environmental Responsibilities |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate engagement with relevant areas of architectural theory and knowledge and indicate this in the development of architectural propositions. (Capability 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 5.1, 5.2 and 6.1)
- Develop expressive-tectonic characteristics of projects through exploration and testing of key material, structural and constructional propositions. (Capability 2.2, 2.3, 3.2, 3.3, 5.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
- Apply relevant cultural, social and functional positions, either as they might inform the architectural proposition or as they may be inherent in a given programme. (Capability 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 4.2, 5.1, 6.1 and 6.2)
- Apply advanced performance considerations to an architectural proposition through a detailed understanding of contexts, conditions and environments. (Capability 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 3.2, 3.3, 4.2, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
- Develop relevant and nuanced formal and spatial solutions responsive to concepts, contexts, programmes and material facets. (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.3, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1 and 6.3)
- Utilise considered and appropriate communicative media indicative of design propositions and intentions. (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2 and 6.3)
- Demonstrate design and creative work processes that support collegiality and produce design outputs enabling a range of users and communities. (Capability 1.1, 1.3, 2.3, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% | Individual Coursework |
| 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Coursework | ||||||||||
Teaching & Learning Methods
Workload Expectations
This course is a 30 point course and students are expected to spend 40 hours per week involved in each 30 point course that they are enrolled in.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is expected at scheduled activities including studios, workshops, presentations and site visits to complete components of this course. Some presentations will be available as recordings. Other learning activities in studios will typically not be available as recordings. Where the course involves off-shore students, live online events including group discussions, one-to-one design sessions and presentations will occur. Attendance on campus is required for the final presentation and for other scheduled presentations events. In the case of off-shore students, this requirement will be met via online resources. The activities for the course are scheduled as a block delivery across the six week duration of the University's summer school timetable.
Learning Resources
Health & Safety
Students enrolled in this course have access to the faculty workshops. Please contact Scott Facer (s.facer@auckland.ac.nz) to book a workshop induction if you have not already carried this out. All students will comply with operational Health & Safety rules for workshop facilities.
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.
Other Information
Digital 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.
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 against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.
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.
In the event of 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. In the event of a disruption, the University and your course coordinators will make every effort to provide you with up to date information via Canvas and the University website.
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 you may be asked to submit your 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. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.