ARCHGEN 743 : Special Topic: Transnational Professional Practice
Creative Arts and Industries
2021 Semester Two (1215) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
This course is not about architecture but architects, architecting.
The course is less interested in the work that architects produce and more concerned with how they produce it. Architectural practice – or architecting – is, after all, a series of actions by professional architects: selling services to clients, making drawings for consultants, issuing instructions to contractors, talking to the media. Performing a range of actions whilst complying with a host of rules and regulations from arbitrating bodies also means architectural practice can also be understood as gameplay. With the increased mobilisation of architects, materials, and services, it is now commonplace for architecting to extend beyond single-nation sites to involve increasing cross-border suppliers, cultural engagements, regulatory authorities, and international institutions. Transnational architectural practice is a game of architecture!
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
| Capability 5: | Independence and Integrity |
| Capability 6: | Social and Environmental Responsibilities |
Learning Outcomes
- Research, analyse and communicate the architecture of education, registration, and practice. (Capability 1.1, 2.2, 4.1, 5.1 and 6.1)
- Research, analyse and communicate architectural competition, media, and the awards culture. (Capability 1.1, 2.2, 4.1, 5.1 and 6.1)
- Demonstrate an understanding of the international vs. the indigenous, transnationalism vs. 'Sites Pacific' as style. (Capability 1.1, 2.2, 4.1, 5.1 and 6.1)
- Demonstrate an understanding of the architecture of money, including fees, income, clients, and patronage. (Capability 1.1, 2.2, 4.1, 5.1 and 6.1)
- Demonstrate an understanding of partnering, employment and intern/omics. (Capability 1.1, 2.2, 4.1, 5.1 and 6.1)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Research question proposal | 15% | Individual Coursework |
| Presentation | 15% | Individual Coursework |
| Report | 70% | Individual Coursework |
| 3 types | 100% |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
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Teaching & Learning Methods
The course will be delivered through a series of one-hour lectures and one-hour seminars. Various inter/national architects will be invited to talk within the course.
Lectures consist of oral presentations by the instructor and, occasionally, by guest lecturers, and are intended to introduce information on a particular subject. These will be supported by presentations and discussions on real case studies of architectural education and practice in order to see built applications of the principles introduced during the lectures. Students will be involved via Q&A and problem cases in which they will discuss and share information found on a common problem.
Seminars will follow each lecture and are complementary. They will provide an opportunity for student-tutor and student-student interaction focused on problem-solving and critical thinking activities. Students will set a design proposal in the sense they are to design an international practice, create a manifesto through which to articulate and market the practice.
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course, and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect 11 hours of lectures, 11 hours of seminars, and 128 hours of work on research question proposals, presentations, and reports.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is highly encouraged at scheduled activities including presentations by others to complete components of the course.
Lectures, but not seminars, will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including presentations will be recorded.
The course will include live online events including group discussions.
Attendance on campus is highly encouraged.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.
Learning Resources
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.
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.
Where a student has been unable to attend to their studies for a period of time in the semester, they may apply for an Extension of Time. Late submissions will be considered on medical and special grounds when supported by a health or other professional and when the application is made according to the procedure below. Coursework not received by the due date, and for which no extension of time has been approved, will receive the grade ‘DNC’ (Did Not Complete). Requests for extensions of time must be submitted and approved before the due date unless there are exceptional circumstances. Students applying for an extension of time must obtain an Extension of Time Form for Coursework Submission from the School of Architecture and Planning Office (6th Floor of the Architecture Building, Building 421, 26 Symonds Street) and complete the required details. Late submission forms must be accompanied with the appropriate sign by faculty staff.
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.