Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. demonstrate through drawing and model-making an ability to observe and record objects and environments (Survey and Precedent)
2. demonstrate an understanding of scale and measurement and the ability to use them appropriately and methodically (Scale and Measurement)
3. demonstrate an understanding of three-dimensional space and the ability to use spatial thinking creatively (Spatial Exploration)
4. demonstrate an understanding of materials and their assembly and apply this understanding to simple and resilient design solutions (Materials and Assembly)
5. demonstrate an understanding of the making of indoor and outdoor environments and apply this to the development of comfortable and functional spaces (Indoor/Outdoor Environments)
6. demonstrate an ability to communicate, discuss, critique and reflect on their own work and the work of their peers through a variety of visual media (Communication and Engagement)
NB: through all learning outcomes work is expected to demonstrate:
a. a knowledge of the broader subject and processes of architecture through research, reading and recording (notebooks, sketchbooks etc.)
b. an awareness of issues relating to climate change and the built environment, and an ability to take measures through design work to mitigate the impact of design decisions on climate.
Indicative Module Content:
Studies in space, material and structure.
Introduction to the design and making of indoor and outdoor environments.
Developing an understanding of social and cultural dimensions in architecture and learning from precedent.
Developing drawing and modelling skills and other forms of representing and communicating the built environment.
Recording and representing existing contexts and designing in context.
Introduction of knowledge base on climate and the environment.