ARC8126 : Advanced Architectural Design 1
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr James Craig
- Co-Module Leader: Dr Matthew Ozga-Lawn
- Owning School: Architecture, Planning & Landscape
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 40 |
| ECTS Credits: | 20.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
In broad terms the module aims to help students to develop advance design skills and apply them to a range of design projects.
Outline Of Syllabus
The module takes a critical approach to design that encourages hands on experience of material practices.
The module is made up of two components, as follows:
1.Communication skills and techniques - A skill building set of lectures, workshops
2.A Design studio organised into separate design projects each with a particular emphasis and challenge. These aim to develop a critical awareness of a range of contemporary issues in architecture, sustainable design, urban design, and encourage students to research, develop, test and articulate their own particular standpoint. Design projects seek to develop graphic skills and encourage an imaginative approach to design and its representation. Projects will involve both group and individual work and will engage students in a creative dialogue with staff and their peers.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 3 | 8:00 | 24:00 | Design reviews – present in person |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 8 | 8:00 | 64:00 | Group and individual design tutorials – present in person |
| Guided Independent Study | Project work | 1 | 212:00 | 212:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 8 | 3:00 | 24:00 | Skill building workshops - present in person |
| Guided Independent Study | Reflective learning activity | 1 | 68:00 | 68:00 | Reflective journal |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Fieldwork | 1 | 4:00 | 4:00 | Project site visit – present in person |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Module talk | 1 | 4:00 | 4:00 | Module introduction – present in person |
| Total | 400:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
For the communication skills and techniques part of this module, teaching and learning includes short online lectures, seminars and workshops. Based mainly on experiential learning, these will demonstrate various drawing/presentation techniques, and cater for varied learning styles.
The design studio is the integrative environment where students can synthesise knowledge from other modules and develop their understanding and skills in the context of a design problem set by tutors. Students are supported in their learning through briefings, lectures, group tutorials and critical reviews. Tutorials and reviews are also the principle means through which students receive feedback on their progress.
If the public health situation makes present in person teaching impossible, design tutorials, reviews, workshops and the module introduction will all be taught online.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design/Creative proj | 1 | M | 15 | Phase 1: Group work |
| Design/Creative proj | 1 | M | 70 | Phase 3: Final review |
| Design/Creative proj | 1 | M | 15 | A series of graphic outputs from the skill building workshops presented as a reflective journal |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design/Creative proj | 1 | M | Phase 4: Interim review |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
For the communication skills and techniques part of this module, assessment is one piece of coursework. This will demonstrate that the student has developed a range of qualitative representational skills important to the design process.
The development of design skills is assessed through the traditional method of critical review, where students give a visual and oral presentation of their work to an audience of tutors and peers. The work is discussed and the tutors assess the work against the criteria set out in the project brief. These marks are moderated by another tutor or tutors. Feedback is given orally during the review and as a set of written comments later.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- ARC8126's Timetable