ARCT41020 Summer School for UCD & NCAD Students

Academic Year 2023/2024

The International Architecture Summer School has been established to give an introduction to the Architecture, Art and Culture of Dublin. It also gives the opportunity to enhance and the students are encouraged to challenge their knowledge of Architecture and Urban Design of the Capital city. The overarching theme of the Summer School is CITY LIFE. Each students learning process will involve all aspects of this theme.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module the student should be able to: Demonstrate an ability to critique, research and develop design proposals for specific briefs and projects on selected urban sites.Demonstrate an ability to identify, analyse and respond to some of the critical issues surrounding the design brief and proposal. Demonstrate the ability to sketch and record the contextual constraints and opportunities for designing in urban locations.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

40
Studio

40
Field Trip/External Visits

16
Autonomous Student Learning

20
Total

116
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
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Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

Three prior years of Architectural or equivalent education is a minimum requirement.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Presentation: Final Presentation Unspecified n/a Graded No

100

Carry forward of passed components
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Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
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Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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