ARCT10070 History & Theory of the Designed Environment II - Survey Course 1

Academic Year 2020/2021

The course sets out to present the history and theory of the designed environment in order to build a common knowledge base for future architects, designers, landscape architects, planners and others involved in the procurement and management of the designed physical environment. Not withstanding this perspective, it is accessible to all. It is an introductory and survey course that follows the development and metamorphosis of architectural, urban and landscape forms from antiquity to modernity. The narrative embraces selected topics: cultural contexts, the impact of science and technology, the work of individual designers, architects and patrons. It also seeks to indicate the relationship to other material cultural artifacts and explore cultural exchanges beyond Europe. Central to the course is the development of an understanding of how traditions, images and ideas have been assimilated to create new forms that respond to new requirements.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:1. Describe the physical form of significant buildings, settlements, cities and designed landscapes in a predominately European context2. Analyse how buildings, settlements, cities and designed landscapes over this period responded to functional, aesthetic and structural criteria.3. Discuss the way in which societies and cultures convey meaning through the artefacts of the designed environment4. Reflect on how architecture, settlements and landscapes have evolved over time borrowing from tradition to solve problems and create new forms.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

18
Autonomous Student Learning

90
Total

108
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures and Tutorials 
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
Assignment: Visual Investigation: drawing and labelling, as well as providing a short potted history, of an assigned historic site. Sources must be provided by students in a short bibliography. Week 7 n/a Graded No

35
Essay: A 1,500 word essay from a choice of 2 or 3 essay topics from Ancient Near East to C19th European and American architectural situations. Essays must include illustrations, footnotes, bibliography. Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

65

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
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.