Faculty of Humanities Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture

Unit Outline

313630 Architecture and Interior Architecture Studio 111 Semester 1, 2014

Unit study package number: Mode of study: Tuition pattern summary: Credit Value: Pre-requisite units: Co-requisite units: Anti-requisite units: Result type: Approved incidental fees: Unit coordinator: 313630 Internal This unit does not have a fieldwork component. 50.0 Nil Nil Nil Grade/Mark Information about approved incidental fees can be obtained from our website. Visit fees.curtin.edu.au/incidental_fees.cfm for details. Name: Phone: Email: Building: Room: Name: Phone: Email: Building: Room: Name: Phone: Email: Building: Room: Khoa Do +61 8 9266 7262 K.Do@curtin.edu.au 201 619c Khoa Do +61 8 9266 7262 K.Do@curtin.edu.au 201 619c Anne Clocherty +618 9266 2282 A.Clocherty@curtin.edu.au 201 317

Teaching Staff:

Administrative contact:

Learning Management System:

Blackboard (lms.curtin.edu.au)

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Faculty of Humanities Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture Acknowledgement of Country

We respectfully acknowledge the Indigenous Elders, custodians, their descendants and kin of this land past and present.

Syllabus
The City as Cultural Artefact: its conditions and spaces. Studio includes two integrated components: Design - studies of the relationship between idea, space, form and structure as it is related to human culture; analysis of the city as a representation of collective values; analysis, interpretation and creation of the elements of the city including interiors, gardens, squares, streets, stairs, doors, gates, windows; and Methods - an introduction to sketching, diagramming, photography, orthographic projection and modeling; their histories, techniques and applications.

Introduction
Introduction
CITY CONTEXT The Experience of Place A city is a construct of human occupation reflecting the culture that resides within it, so how do we understand the city and the way in which we shape it, and it shapes us? The city is a complex organism of both tangible and ephemeral qualities. Although it looks deceptively solid and static the city is dynamic and organic and is constantly changing. Its physical, tangible aspects; such as roads, streets and alleyways can be mapped; its scale measured in the footprints of large urban complexes and individual smaller buildings; the traces of its human occupancy can then be overlaid with the locations of urban furniture such as streetlights, footpaths and benches. These built forms are perforated with remnants of the untamed landscape, glimpses of sky coaxing trees and other plantings to escape through the paving and shimmy up a brick facade. On closer examination each of these elements is made of smaller components, each with its own sense of scale and a material quality. It is at this more intimate scale that the ephemeral qualities of the city come to the fore; the scoring of a million footprints into a stone threshold, the shadows etching deeper the texture of a brick, the flaking paint on a timber window frame revealing its previous incarnations. All of these things create our reading and experience of the city, its warmth, its pulse, its life. You do not have to scratch too deeply to reveal the multi layered influences that shaped a citys development over time cultural migration, population and economic fluctuation, artistic & political movements are woven into the fabric of all civilisations. This semester each studio in their own way will be examining the city as a cultural artefact, recording and responding to individual interpretations of the city experience within the context of Perth or Fremantle. This will be an opportunity for you to explore your new urban context or look closer to see what you perhaps have always overlooked in your home town. EXPLORATIVE PROCESS - Design Communication Communication in Architecture and Interior Architecture occurs primarily through the production of drawings and visual imagery. Drawings, whether created manually or using computers, constitute the language shared by architect and/or Interior Architect, client, builder, and peer. They are the description for the client, the instructions for the builder, and perhaps most importantly, the tool for the exploration and development of their authors idea. All design in our discipline emerges from, and returns to, the drawn field. Becoming adept at drawings as the primary means of transcribing your thinking is an essential part of your training. Design Communication is concerned with the conventions and methods that are employed in the reading and the generation of architectural drawings. Architectural drawing involves a continual translation between life sized forms and their representation on the drawing board. They might be quantitative (conveying acute measurements, positions in space) or qualitative (describing emotive facets of a project, intent, spatial perception). This translation requires the use of scale the means by which objects undergo a reduction in relative dimensions to fit the page as well as a description of volume, mass, thickness and texture.
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In this unit we will be focusing primarily on orthographic projection, whereby lines are cast from a three dimensional object to the page as two dimensional, flattened images. We will also be sketching, photographing, and making lots of mistakes.

Unit Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit students can: 1 Explore and interpret space, form and inhabitation, recognising human culture as manifest in the city 2 Analyse the city as a site through close observation and representation 3 Generate concepts as the basis for designing small projects 4 Produce sketches and models as tools to investigate the exploratory process of spatial design 5 Apply learnt drawing conventions and methods to investigate orthographic projection Graduate Attributes addressed

Curtin's Graduate Attributes

Apply discipline knowledge Communication skills International perspective
(value the perspectives of others)

Thinking skills
(use analytical skills to solve problems)

Information skills
(confidence to investigate new ideas)

Technology skills Cultural understanding

(value the perspectives of others)

Learning how to learn

(apply principles learnt to new situations) (confidence to tackle unfamiliar problems)

Professional Skills
(work independently and as a team) (plan own work)

Find out more about Curtin's Graduate attributes at the Office of Teaching & Learning website: ctl.curtin.edu.au

Learning Activities
For the remainder of the semester students will each be performing varied activities set by their studio program that will assist them in achieving the common unit learning outcomes. The design semester will involve a project that deals with the comprehension and analysis of an urban site in Perth or Fremantle. This will be undertaken through active site visits documenting your site experience through sketching, mapping, diagramming, recording etc. at various times of the day and night. The information collected will then inform a design intervention that responds to your interpretation of your site. Please refer to Blackboard for your specific Design Studio briefs.

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Faculty of Humanities Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture Learning Resources

Essential texts
The required textbook(s) for this unit are:
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Referencing style
Students should use the Chicago referencing style when preparing assignments. More information can be found on this style from the Library web site: library.curtin.edu.au/research_and_information_skills/referencing

Online resources
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Referencing style
Students should use the Chicago referencing style when preparing assignments. More information can be found on this style from the Library web site: library.curtin.edu.au/research_and_information_skills/referencing (https://library.curtin.edu.au/research_and_information_skills/referencing)

Other resources
In addition to your 3hr studio time there will ongoing activities and engagements which support collaborative learning. Activities can range from events involving the upper year students in the Architecture and Interior Architecture course, forums, seminars, public lecturers, competitions etc. These engagements seek to compliment, build on and more importantly extend your learning. We are looking to provide learning settings and environments that support collaboration by way of celebrating design and sharing knowledge. We encourage you to get involve and immerse yourself in the culture of design at Curtin.

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Faculty of Humanities Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture Assessment

Assessment schedule
Task Exercise Value % 5 percent Date Due Week: 2 Day: 11 & 14 March Time: In class Week: 6 Day: 8 & 11 April Time: In class 1 Unit Learning Outcome(s) Assessed

Project Phase 1 Analyses of the city Phase 2 Design project

50 percent

2,3,4

Drawing set 3 Folio

25 percent

Week: 9 & 14 5 Day: 29 April, 2 May / 2 May, 3/6 June Time: In class Week: 15 Day: 10 & 13 May Time: Class time 3,4,5

20 percent

Detailed information on assessment tasks

1. Refer to project brief. 2. Refer to project brief. 3. Refer to project brief. 4. Refer to project brief.

Fair assessment through moderation

Moderation describes a quality assurance process to ensure that assessments are appropriate to the learning outcomes, and that student work is evaluated consistently by assessors. Minimum standards for the moderation of assessment are described in the Assessment Manual, available from policies.curtin.edu.au/policies/teachingandlearning.cfm

Late assessment policy

This ensures that the requirements for submission of assignments and other work to be assessed are fair, transparent, equitable, and that penalties are consistently applied. 1. 2. 3. 4. All assessments which students are required to submit will have a due date and time specified on the Unit Outline. Accepting late submission of assignments or other work will be determined by the unit coordinator or Head of School and will be specified on the Unit Outline. If late submission of assignments or other work is not accepted, students will receive a penalty of 100% after the due date and time ie a zero mark for the late assessment. If late submission of assignments or other work is accepted, students will be penalised by ten percent per calendar day for a late assessment submission (eg a mark equivalent to 10% of the total allocated for the assessment will be deducted from the marked value for every day that the assessment is late). This means that an assignment worth 20 will have two marks deducted per calendar day late. Hence if it was handed in three calendar days late and marked as 12/20, the student would receive 6/20. An assessment more than seven calendar days overdue will not be marked. Work submitted after this time (due date plus seven days) may result in a Fail - Incomplete (F-IN) grade being awarded for the unit.

Assessment extension
A student wishing to delay the completion or submission of an assessment task after the original published date/time (eg examinations, tests) or due date/time (eg assignments) must apply for an assessment extension using the Assessment Extension form (available from the Forms page at http://students.curtin.edu.au/administration/) as prescribed by the Academic Registrar. It is the responsibility of the student to demonstrate and provide evidence for exceptional circumstances beyond the student's control that prevented them from completing/submitting the assessment task. The student will be expected to lodge the form and supporting documentation with the unit coordinator before the assessment
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date/time or due date/time. An application may be accepted up to five working days after the date or due date of the assessment task where the student is able to provide an acceptable explanation as to why he or she was not able to submit the application prior to the assessment date. An application for an assessment extension will not be accepted after the date of the Board of Examiners' meeting.

Additional assessment information

This ensures that the requirements for submission of assignments and other work to be assessed are fair, transparent, equitable, and that penalties are consistently applied. 1. 2. 3. 4. All assessments which students are required to submit will have a due date and time specified on the Unit Outline. Accepting late submission of assignments or other work will be determined by the unit coordinator or Head of School (or nominee) and will be specified on the Unit Outline. If late submission of assignments or other work is not accepted, students will receive a penalty of 100% after the due date and time ie a zero mark for the late assessment. If late submission of assignments or other work is accepted, students will be penalised by ten percent per calendar day for a late assessment submission (eg a mark equivalent to 10% of the total allocated for the assessment will be deducted from the marked value for every day that the assessment is late). This means that an assignment worth 20 will have two marks deducted per calendar day late. Hence if it was handed in three calendar days late and marked as 12/20, the student would receive 6/20. An assessment more than seven calendar days overdue will not be marked. Work submitted after this time (due date plus seven days) may result in a Fail Incomplete (F-IN) grade being awarded for the unit.

Pass requirements
Submission of assignment work is compulsory and a student cannot pass in this unit without having submitted all assignment work by the due dates or prior approved extensions of that date. You must complete and submit all components of the assignments given in order to achieve a pass mark. Failure to submit the required material will result in a Fail-Incomplete grade.

Referencing style
The referencing style for this unit is Chicago. More information can be found on this style from the Library web site: library.curtin.edu.au.

Plagiarism
Plagiarism occurs when work or property of another person is presented as one's own, without appropriate acknowledgement or referencing. Plagiarism is a serious offence. For more information refer to academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au.

Plagiarism monitoring
Work submitted may be subjected to a plagiarism detection process, which may include the use of systems such as 'Turnitin'. For further information, see academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/students/turnitin.cfm.

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Faculty of Humanities Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture Additional information

LATE ASSESSMENT Students are expected to submit each assessment on or before the due deadline date. Failure to do so will result in a 10% penalty per calendar day (weekends are counted as two days). For example an assignment worth 25 marks will lose 2.5 marks every day it is late. An assignment more than 7 days overdue will not be marked. The Late Assessment Guidelines and Request for Extension form are available online, please see http://humanities.curtin.edu.au/current_students/late_assessment.cfm SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ENROLMENT It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your enrolment through the eStudent option on OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment Advice. PLAGIARISM Incidents of plagiarism and their consequences in drawing by hand and on the computer are no less significant than in writing. Cases of plagiarism are taken very seriously and will be dealt with in accordance with Curtin Universitys Plagiarism Policy. All drawings must be completed by students individually and construction layers submitted in order to demonstrate the authors learning. We encourage you to assist each other in this unit, but this extends only to verbal communication and direction. The marks on your pages are to be made by you. Some assessments in this unit will be monitored for plagiarism using Turnitin plagiarism detection service (see http://turnitin.com). Students who do not want assignments retained in the Turnitin database must lodge a special request prior to the submission date. For further advice see: http://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/studentsturnitin.html. Appropriate referencing is also required for sourced images used in design submissions, for example; maps, precedents, photographs and web derived content. The use of design precedents is encouraged, but these must be referenced, analysed and interpreted to ensure all submissions are original work. Students are encouraged to attend all studio sessions so staff can verify the authenticity of student work by regularly witnessing their design development and process. It is every students responsibility to be familiar with Curtins Plagiarism policy and appropriate referencing guidelines, available via the Blackboard site for this (and all) units. Lack of familiarity with this policy is not an acceptable defence; incidents of plagiarism can result in your termination from the University. CODE OF CONDUCT Students are expected to perform in a collegial manner, contributing constructively and respectfully throughout the unit. Students should familiarise themselves with the latest Curtin publication "Conduct at Curtin". The online guide can be found at: https://oasis.curtin.edu.au/ConductAtCurtin

Enrolment
It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your enrolment through the eStudent option on OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment Advice.

Supplementary and Deferred Exams

Deferred examinations will be held at a date to be advised (see next section). Supplementary examinations, where applicable and when granted by the Board of Examiners, will be held at a date to be advised (see next section). Notification to students will be made after the Board of Examiners meeting via the Official Communications Channel (OCC) in OASIS. It is the responsibility of students to be available to attend a supplementary or deferred examination on the date advised and to check their OASIS account on a weekly basis for official Curtin correspondence. If your results show that you have been granted a supplementary or deferred examination you should immediately check your OASIS email for details. Supplementary and deferred examinations will be held at a date to be advised. Notification to students will be made after the Board of Examiners meeting via the Official Communications Channel (OCC) in OASIS. It is the student's responsibility to check their OASIS account on a weekly basis for official Curtin correspondence. If your results show that you have been awarded a supplementary or

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deferred exam you should immediately check your OASIS email for details.

Student Rights and Responsibilities

It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation, policies and procedures relating to their rights and responsibilities as a student. These include:
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the Student Charter the University's Guiding Ethical Principles the University's policy and statements on plagiarism and academic integrity copyright principles and responsibilities the University's policies on appropriate use of software and computer facilities

Information on all these things is available through the University's "Student Rights and Responsibilities website at: students.curtin.edu.au/rights.

Student Equity
There are a number of factors that might disadvantage some students from participating in their studies or assessments to the best of their ability, under standard conditions. These factors may include a disability or medical condition (e.g. mental illness, chronic illness, physical or sensory disability, learning disability), significant family responsibilities, pregnancy, religious practices, living in a remote location or another reason. If you believe you may be unfairly disadvantaged on these or other grounds please speak to the Student Equity Advisor Team member in your Faculty. Contact details are at: http://eesj.curtin.edu.au/contact.html You can also contact Counselling and Disability services: http://www.disability.curtin.edu.au or the Multi-faith services: http://unilife.curtin.edu.au/diversity_and_faith/faith_services.htm for further information. It is important to note that the staff of the university may not be able to meet your needs if they are not informed of your individual circumstances so please get in touch with the appropriate service if you require assistance. For general wellbeing concerns or advice please contact Curtin's Student Wellbeing Advisory Service at: http://unilife.curtin.edu.au/student_wellbeing_service.htm

Recent unit changes

We welcome feedback as one way to keep improving this unit. Students are encouraged to provide unit feedback through eVALUate, Curtin's online student feedback system (see evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/). Recent changes to this unit include: We welcome feedback as one way to keep improving this unit. Students are encouraged to give unit feedback through eVALUate, Curtins online student feedback system (see http://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/index.cfm). Recent changes to this unit include: 1. 2. 3. Studios are now discipline-specific Studios face to face contact is now 3hrs in studio Engagements and activities have been organise to extend and compliment the face to face learning.

See evaluate.curtin.edu.au to find out when you can eVALUate this unit.

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Faculty of Humanities Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture Program calendar

Week Begin Date Lecture/ Seminar
Orientation 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 24 February 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 March 7 April Lecture 1: Intro Assessment 1 [5%] Assessment 2 [25%]

Assessment Due

7. 8. 9.

14 April 21 April 28 April

Tuition Free Week 1 Tuition Free Week 2 Lecture 2 Assessment 3a [finalised in week 14]

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17

5 May 12 May 19 May 26 May 2 June 9 June 16 June 23 June

Study Week Examinations Examinations

Assessment 3b [50%] Assessment 4 [20%]

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