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syllabus

Cultural Context and communication:
• The social political economic and professional context that guides and supports the design
• The histories and theories of architecture and urban design that have informed the design.
• The use of precedent and case studies in the development and resolution of the design.
• The use of visual, verbal, written, multimedia and participatory methods of communication in the development and communication of the design.
• The relationship between the forms of communication used and different stakeholders: lay, professional and academic involved in the design.


Management, Practice and Law:
• The relationship between the design and regulatory requirements including the needs of the disabled, health and safety legislation, building control and planning legislation.
• The way the design would be financed, procured and realised including a discussion of emerging trends in the construction industry such as partnering, integrated project processes, value engineering and risk management in as much as they relate to the design.
• The role of the architect implied by the design and the management, organisational and practice structures necessary to realise it.

Construction, Structures, materials, environment and sustainable design.

• The structural and constructional strategies and theories employed by the design.
• The construction techniques and processes necessary to realize the design
• The provision and integration of building services
• The physical properties and characteristics of the building materials and components used in the design
• The visual, thermal and acoustic principles which guide the design.
• The relationship between the design and the wider environment including the life styles promoted by the design and the energy it consumes.
• The way building technologies, environmental design construction methods, materials and components have been integrated into the design in relation to: human well-being, the welfare of future generations, the natural world, the sustainable environment.

Learning And Teaching

This module will be run in parallel with the development and resolution of the level five comprehensive design project In each of the four key areas students will be required to attend seminars and make presentations to specialist teams within the department and initiate consultations with external specialists managed and retained by the department. The student will be expected to take responsibility for the scope and nature of these consultations and to effectively record and integrate the specialist advice received into the development and resolution of their comprehensive design project. The use and scope of external consultants will be managed by the department to best represent the dynamic forces of multidisciplinary team working that characterises contemporary practice.

Learning Outcomes

An ability to gather, process and make use of the information, processes and strategies necessary to develop a complex design proposal within the four key areas of professional competence described in the module
An ability to manage, coordinate and learn from consultants across a wide range of disciplines.
• An ability to integrate knowledge acquired from taught courses, consultancy, industry, testing, prototyping and participatory processes into a complex design proposal.
• An ability to make and communicate clear strategic decisions in relation to the wider political, economic, professional, environmental, industrial and legal context informing their design.
• An ability to communicate with lay, professional and technical audiences and allied professionals.

Assessment Strategy

Resolution:
Students will make an illustrated report of 6,000 words dealing with each of the four key areas. The report must make specific reference to the way the comprehensive design has addressed and resolved the integration of each of the key areas and each sub section of the syllabus.

In the areas of environment, sustainability, construction, structures and materials students must in addition submit sufficient detailed drawings, diagrams, models, simulations, material samples, performance specifications and components to fully illustrate the strategies and decisions described within the written report.