Stage One courses

Updated Monday 30 October 2023

ARCHDES 102 - Design 1

• Course Prescription: The Conceptual: An introduction, in studio format, to the conceptual realm in which architecture operates, making connections to the cultural, physical, formal, social and political dimensions of architectural design. Emphasises the development of skills and abilities in conceptual thinking and design realisation, using a range of approaches to making and representation.
• Semester availability: Semester One 
• Programme restriction: BAS 
• Points: 15

ARCHDES 103 - Design 2

• Course Prescription: The Formal: An introduction, in studio format, to the discipline of architectural organisation and form-making. Re-examines the traditional notions of typology, precedent, geometry, parti and diagrams. Emphasises strategies that build on and transform understanding for organising form given contemporary programmes and modes of representation.
• Semester availability: Semester Two 
• Programme restriction: BAS 
• Points: 15

ARCHDRC 103 - Architectural Media 1

• Course Prescription: An introduction to drawing and computing techniques related to design studio practice and an overview of the analytical and critical value of these techniques for design.
• Semester availability: Semester One 
• Programme restriction: BAS 
• Points: 15

ARCHDRC 104 - Architectural Media 2

• Course Prescription: Examines specific types of representation – both freehand and digital – used in architectural media to develop concepts, evaluate architectural thinking and describe and refine design projects.
• Semester availability: Semester Two 
• Programme restriction: BAS 
• Points: 15

ARCHHTC 102 - Modern Architecture and Urbanism

• Course Prescription: Examines through case studies the cultural contexts that shaped the development of architecture, urban design, landscape and the environment during the twentieth century. Emphasis is placed on the historical developments that influenced changes in style and the theoretical contexts that shaped attitudes towards inhabitation, social organisation, national identity, and cultural self-expression, amongst other things.
• Semester availability: Semester One 
• Note: Available for BGlobalSt - Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice students
• Points: 15

ARCHTECH 108 - Introduction to Technology and Sustainability

• Course Prescription: Introduction to structural concepts and construction principles, including building elements, systems and foundation options. Properties of commonly used construction materials, with a focus on timber frame constructions, their regulatory context, applications and detailing, and appropriate ways of applying the principles to design studio projects. Climate and vernacular architecture. Principles of climate-sensitive design. Sustainability and resilience in the built environment.
• Semester availability: Semester Two 
• Programme restriction: BAS 
• Points: 15