• This module seeks for students to attain a powerful, exciting and mutually rewarding relationship between the conception and possible construction of their architectural proposition of their CDP (Comprehensive Design Project).

• It aims to provide students with experience of an iterative design process that incorporates a range of specialist inputs to develop an architectural proposal tested against technical, aesthetic and other performative considerations and regulatory and professional frameworks.

(LE1) Creativity & problem solving skills: analyse, evaluate and synthesise information, and present creative solutions.

(LE2) Communication skills: express ideas clearly, as well as listen to, present, challenge and defend ideas effectively both orally and in writing to meet the expectations of a professional working environment.

(LE3) Team work & interpersonal skills: work well in groups, be adaptable, able to discuss and debate and respond to constructive feedback, show respect for diverse values and beliefs.

(LO1) Integrate constructional and structural systems, environmental strategies and regulatory requirements into a design proposal (GC1.2)

(LO2) Assess the impact of buildings on the environment within the context of sustainable design principles (GC5.2)

(LO3) Investigate and appraise a range of appropriate alternative structural, constructional and material systems (GC8.1)

(LO4) Identify potential problems with the realisation of their proposal, and develop strategies for its construction, including knowledge of structural principles and construction techniques (GC8.2)

(LO5) Compare the physical properties and characteristics of building materials, components and systems, and the environmental impact of specification choices (GC8.3)

(LO6) Illustrate the issues and principles of designing optimum visual, thermal and acoustic building environments (GC9.1)

(LO7) Illustrate active and passive systems for the sustainable design of environmental comfort (GC9.2)

(LO8) Illustrate strategies for building services and the ability to integrate them in a design project (GC9.3)

(LO9) Evaluate materials, processes and techniques that apply to complex architectural designs and building construction, and to integrate these into practicable design proposals (GA2.3)

(LRE1) Critical thinking skills: open-mindedness, critical awareness, ability to question, reflect, propose.

(S1) Creativity & problem solving skills: analyse, evaluate and synthesise information, and present creative solutions

(S3) Communication skills: express ideas clearly, as well as listen to, present, challenge and defend ideas effectively both orally and in writing to meet the expectations of a professional working environment

(S4) Team work & interpersonal skills: work well in groups, be adaptable, able to discuss and debate and respond to constructive feedback, show respect for diverse values and beliefs.

(S6) Critical thinking skills: open-mindedness, critical awareness, ability to question, reflect, propose.

In order to ensure that the technical component of the design project is fully integrated into the design evolution, this module is primarily taught within the tutor group to which the student is assigned, with specialist input from the module leader and associated professionals including structural and environmental consultants. Guidance, advice and references, including appropriate building regulations, will be suggested specific to the individual project.

Students will learn through the following range of teaching and events –

• group tutorials with specialist consultants, their thesis tutors and peer group;
• seminars and class presentations of work in progress;
• feedback from tutors, peers, visiting critics and experts at a crit.

Scheduled learning and teaching –

Description – Group tutorials with technical specialists, seminars with Module Leader, Crits
Learning hours – 15.5% – 31 hours

Guided independent study –

Description – Directed activities and self-managed learning
Learning hours – 84.5% – 169 hours

Total Learning Hours for the Module – 200

Attendance – 100%