ARCT10010 Architectural Design I

Academic Year 2020/2021

The Foundation Year studio programme seeks to unlock the creative and intellectual potential of each student.

The programme introduces students to ways of observing, representing, making and thinking about architecture. It begins with a close-up consideration of spaces, objects, places, and events and gradually introduces a wider range of constructional, social, cultural and environmental concerns. This work is supported by learning a broad range of technical and representational skills through a combination of studio work, independent but related skills workshops and online tutorials.

A series of set projects invite design responses across a range of scales employing different media; offering each student the means of developing a work method. These projects involve a combination of both individual and, where possible, group work. A variety of visits to buildings and cultural events during the trimester will provide a supporting cultural programme, attendance at these events is mandatory. The module requires all students to submit a digital portfolio of their completed work at the end of the trimester. The mark in Drawing and Making Studio contributes 12% to the overall Design Studio Grade.

Approximately 252 hours are dedicated to this module, including studio work, lectures, tutorials, seminars and reviews. Attendance in studio and at online tutorial sessions each week during scheduled studio hours is mandatory.

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Curricular information is subject to change

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.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of scale and measurement and the ability to use them appropriately.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of three dimensional space and the ability to use spatial thinking creatively.
4 Demonstrate an understanding of materials and their assembly and apply this understanding to simple design solutions.
5. Demonstrate the ability to communicate ideas through a variety of visual media.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Studio

252
Autonomous Student Learning

50
Total

302
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Active task based learning
Studio work
Student presentations 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Portfolio: A portfolio containing the full range of work done by the student is submitted at the end of semester, to which a letter grade allocated by Studio Staff is ratified by the School and External Examiner Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

100

Carry forward of passed components
Not yet recorded
 
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, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Mr Paul Durcan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Ellen Rowley Lecturer / Co-Lecturer