ARCT1001 Architecture Studio 1, Univeristy of Western Australia, 2020, Unit Coordinator : Dr. Kate Hislop, Studio Coordinator: Dr. Ali Javid
This unit offers an introduction to the design of objects from an architectural point of view. The studio specifically engages with the design and composition of objects in relation to their physical and social contexts, basic construction principles, and material properties. Project briefs are designed to develop students conceptual and compositional abilities and contextual understanding, imparting the skills to communicate their ideas in a tangible form, predominantly through both two- and three-dimensional manual techniques. Together the Level One units work across the very broad and the very small scales, introducing an awareness of objects within contexts and learning the means of response to and representation of these designed relationships.
Pedagogical Process:
The pedagogical process was divided into two interconnected projects:
(1) MEASURE
Using the various definitions and interpretations of ‘measurement’ as a framework through which to observe, record, interpret and represent an object, the first project comprises a series of exercises that introduce and develop fundamental notions of Size, scale, dimension and units of measurement, Form, composition, elements and material, Space, organisation and layout, Graphic conventions
(2) SHADE | SHELTER | ASSEMBLE: Highview Park Recreational Facility
The second assignment for this unit asks you to explore architecture’s conceptual, social and functional capacities through the design of expanded facilities and improved amenities at the Hockey Club.
Leave a Reply