ARC2101 Architectural performance 2
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
ARC2101 Architectural performance 2 is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It needs ARC1102 and OHS1000 and unlocks 1 unit, leading on to 2 units in all.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ARC2101
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After ARC2101
1 unit list ARC2101 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Overview
This unit explores structural performance as it relates to architectural design and construction. This includes application of structural principles and the implications of these in relation to architectural design and construction processes and outcomes. Direct physical and digital testing and manipulation of materials and structural systems will be used to understand and assess their application in architecture. A range of structural behaviours will be addressed in response to life-cycle optimisation and resource efficiencies as well as being located with their historical and contemporary relationships to design intents. Projects will be introduced to promote dialogue between this unit and design studio project processes and outcomes. Integral to the subject matter is the engagement with strategies for environmental sustainability in relation to architectural performance.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| First semester | Caulfield | Esp ec |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate an understanding of issues of sustainable development in relation to structural systems design;
- 2
Apply the basic principles of structural and life-cycle design to analyse and optimise the resource efficiency of buildings of different typologies;
- 3
Situate activities within a historic and contemporary development of structural systems and fabrication techniques;
- 4
Select appropriate materials and construction processes by applying knowledge of structural systems in architectural design;
- 5
Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study, or equivalent.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Maryam Gusheh
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Maryam Gusheh