Module Details

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Title DESIGN A
Code ARCH401
Coordinator Dr M Iuliano
Architecture
Marco.Iuliano@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2024-25 Level 6 FHEQ First Semester 15

Aims

The aim of this module is to introduce students to graduate level of architectural and urban analysis, resulting in the development of critical thinking forming the basis for the following module, ARCH402.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Students will learn to analyse and record architectural and urban.

(LO2) Students will learn spatial awareness and to think about space critically.

(LO3) Students will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of architectural design.

(LO4) Students will demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between people and buildings, and between buildings and their environment, and the need to relate buildings and the spaces between them to human needs and scale

(S1) Students will improve their learning/performance through reflective practice.

(S2) Students will improve their time and project management.

(S3) Students will improve their capacity to gather information.

(S4) Students will improve their research skills.

(S5) Students will improve their personal initiative.

(S6) Students will improve their creative thinking.

(S7) Students will improve their critical thinking and problem solving.

Syllabus
 

The project will concentrate on the rigorous analysis of a given architectural and/or urban setting and its historical, political, cultural, ecological underpinnings. Mixed media, analytical and mapping techniques will be tested via theoretical and design-oriented exercises. Attention will be given to issues of critical thinking as well as to a consideration of sustainable development (thematic and physical), emphasising strategies of conservation and projection of existing resources and conditions. Studio work will be accompanied by lectures by staff and invited speakers.

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description: Thematic lectures in support of the studio
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: Tuesday lunchtime invited speakers or staff talks

Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial
Description: Tutorials on a weekly basis to provide feedback on the progress of the projects
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: Individual and group tutorials

Teaching Method 3 - Reviews
Description: The projects are occasionally reviewed by guest critics and further feedback is provided
Attendance Recorded: Yes

All teaching (tutorials, lectures, and reviews) will be based on a blended model of learning (a combination of online and face-to-face teaching) that provides the best student experience.

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 3

   42

       45
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 105
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Submission is in portfolio format and, if needed, physical models. There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission.  0    100       

Recommended Texts
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