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School:
School of Arts and Humanities
Credit Rating:
20
Level (including FHEQ):
M (FHEQ Level 7)
Graded or Non Graded:
Graded
Version Valid From:
2023-09-18
Module Leader:
Yun Gao
Version Number
2022.01
Learning Methods
Tutorial and Project Supervision
Guided Independent Study
Professional Body Requirements
Architects Registration Board
Royal Institute of British Architects
Synopsis
The module is a preliminary to the Design Thesis and involves the collation of all the background briefing and contextual information necessary from which to work. The range of investigative studies includes contextual and social investigation, site analysis; functional and managerial analysis; precedent and typological studies; consideration of technological and … For more content click the Read More button below.
Learning Strategy
The module will be tutored on an individual and group basis and formative feedback will be given at tutorials and reviews at which you will be expected to make a verbal and visual presentation of your work and maintain a written record of the feedback you receive. Students are guided … For more content click the Read More button below.
Outline Syllabus
The syllabus will encompass a range of investigative studies and activities analogous to the ‘inception’ stage of a major comprehensive architectural design project as described in the RIBA Plan of Work, Stage F, including:
Establishment of the Brief: consideration and analysis of user requirements and managerial issues; studies of the … For more content click the Read More button below.
Formative Assessment
Assessment 1: Written draft
Summative Assessment
Assessment 1: Portfolio
Assessment Criteria
The information necessary for the inception of a major comprehensive architecture design is researched, assembled, appraised and presented to a standard comparable to that which pertains in architectural practice (Learning outcomes 1,2,3)
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