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School:
School of Arts and Humanities
Credit Rating:
60
Level (including FHEQ):
M (FHEQ Level 7)
Graded or Non Graded:
Graded
Version Valid From:
2024-09-09
Module Leader:
Claire Diggle
Version Number
2024.01
Learning Methods
Practical Classes and Demonstrations
Seminar
Tutorial and Project Supervision
Guided Independent Study
Synopsis
The Major Project is the culmination of your research and development in Architectural Design. In this module you will undertake a comprehensive design project of your own choice that must be at a level of complexity and depth of resolution comparable to that which pertains in advanced contemporary practice.
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You will build upon your project proposal to develop a final stage framework to realise your outcomes and this may include group work subject to negotiation with your specialist supervisor. The Final Major Project will bring together the aesthetic, functional and professional features in the development of a comprehensive Architectural Design proposal that will explore and address issues of urban context, spatial practices, form generation and technical resolution, modes of representation and testing, the development of sustainable typologies, construction processes including, innovations in, and the ethical use of, materials.
You are required to develop an innovative, rigorous and robust Architectural Design project informed by a range of technological, social, cultural, ecological, theoretical and professional contexts. You will present your ideas through a design portfolio that may include drawings, illustrations, models, installations, prototypes, films, animations, interactive media, performance and written text.
Learning Strategy
The self-directed focus of this module allows you to dedicate your time and energy to realising your outcomes and outputs for your major project. In this respect, the management of your study is at the core of this module. You will be encouraged to demonstrate a mature and highly self-motivated … For more content click the Read More button below.
You will receive seminars, lectures and workshops at the beginning of this module to plan the final stages of your project and to manage this process efficiently, individually or as part of a group. You will continue to work with members of specialist staff and will agree the learning strategy and assessment outcomes for your major project. You will be supported by personal tutorials and small group seminars.
Reasonable adjustments will be made for the benefit of students with disabilities in line with the requirements detailed in learning plans provided by Student Services.
Outline Syllabus
As part of the final development stage for your major architectural design project, you will reconsider the critical and contextual frameworks for your outcomes, evaluate the currency and direction of your work, justify the research methods used, and assess the subject-specific approaches taken to realise your outputs. You will draw … For more content click the Read More button below.
Input and supervisory support will include such aspects as:
Examination of relevant research topics (e.g. product design and its impact on individual and community well-being) and the objectives for your major project.Confirmation of intended outcomes in agreement with your supervisor.The nature of your outcomes/output: portfolio, exhibition, presentation for display, samples, artefacts, digital display, report, written thesis, journal article, book etc.Negotiation of individual outputs and approach to major project.Identification of a personal philosophical or commercial standpoint for the major project.Identification of specific roles and responsibilities for research and outcomes for a group project option.Identification of suitable approaches to design practice, materials and manufacturing processes and the development of the requisite skills to implement them.Evidence of ongoing evaluation of the evolution of concept research and development of ideas.Industry/Commercial/Business/Agencies/Network ideologies and links.Negotiation of format of written work for major project (report, thesis, reflective essay).Presentation and its relevance to your major project.
Emphasis will be placed on the realisation of your output(s) in line with the developmental stages of your project proposal.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students will
1.
Systematically appraise and demonstrate how subject knowledge is advanced through research development to produce original outcomes in Architectural Design.
2.
Critically evaluate and apply selected techniques applicable to the design, development and realisation of contemporary Architectural Design.
3.
Assess the currency, relevance and suitability of your project (individual or group) within the subject specific context.
4.
Generate advanced design proposals in a highly resolved and creative piece of Architectural Design responsive to an innovative and ethical use of form, materials and manufacturing processes.
5.
Systematically plan, organise and project manage your outcomes, using appropriate formats.
6.
Evaluate and apply a comprehensive range of visual, oral and written media to test, analyse and critically appraise and explain design proposals and to communicate ideas and information in a sophisticated and appropriate professional manner.
Formative Assessment
Assessment 1: Project work
Summative Assessment
Assessment 1: Portfolio
Assessment 2: Written Assignment
Assessment Criteria
Research methodologies for major project (individual or group) are clearly analysed and evaluated to inform intended outcomes and outputs.Major project (individual or group) is contextualised, critically evaluating its framework and the focus of its outcomes in relation to professional design standards.Ability to produce a comprehensive design proposal which satisfies the … For more content click the Read More button below.