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ARCT10070

Academic Year 2024/2025

Survey I: History and Theory of the Built Environment I (ARCT10070)

Subject:
Architecture
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Architecture, Plan & Env Pol
Level:
1 (Introductory)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Ellen Rowley
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This is a lecture course, known commonly as a SURVEY course, which investigates global architectural developments chronologically from the ancient world through to the nineteenth century. Through twenty lectures – over 10 weeks - mostly based within a particular society (time and geography) and delivered by Dr Rowley (module coordinator) or guest subject experts, we will discuss both the established canon of architectural masterpiece buildings and counterbalance this approach with discussions about new building materials, changing conditions of architectural production, shifting concerns about architecture’s social purpose and the issue of representation.

Coming in the proverbial backdoor, the lectures touch upon the effects of politics, geography, and technological advancements, we will consider cultural and ecological debates as well as artistic manifestations in other media.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Student Learning Outcomes
1. To develop familiarity with the general time line of significant precedents in the history of architecture.
2. To understand the correlations between societies and their formal environments; the influence of geography, building technologies and cultural requirements on the development of the built environment.
3. To facilitate the exchange of ideas about architectural design through the analysis of examples discussed with specific terminology.
4. Ultimately, to deepen understanding of the meaning and significance of architecture in ways that will inform individual design processes.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

18
Autonomous Student Learning

90
Total

108

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Weekly lectures
Reading and critically summarising readings
Building Observation
Critical Writing
Building Research

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Reflective Assignment: Reading #1: Students will choose to read one of two writings and summarise/answer a temple of questions around that writing. Week 2 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
5
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Observational Writing: This is a short essay assignment where students will choose a building to visit and observe. They will photograph, sketch and write a concise and well-edited written description Week 7 Graded No
20
 No
Reflective Assignment: Reading #2: Students will choose one of two writings. They will read it and answer questions/summarise the writing. Week 9 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
5
 No
Reflective Assignment: Academic Integrity Exercise: Students will watch UCD Library's tutorial on 'academic integrity' around referencing and plagiarism. Students will complete quiz and gain a certificate. Week 11 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
5
 No
Exam (In-person): Students will answer three questions. Two longer questions will be semi-prepared and researched in advance. One shorter question will be unseen and drawn from the lecture series. End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Graded No
65
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback is provided to each student on Brightspace. Possibility for verbal feedback individually on Zoom.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: Weeks 2-12 Wed 11:00 - 12:50
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