ARC3102 Architectural performance 4: integrated design and professional studies

This unit culminates the Architectural Performance sequence with further integration of professional practices. It explores integrated building systems as they relate to architectural design, construction and project delivery. This includes study of principles of integrated design and the implications of these in relation to architectural design, pan-disciplinary collaboration and construction processes and outcomes. You will be exposed to the multiple requirements and determinants that shape the stages of the professional project cycle. Through project-based exercises, you will engage with the professional ethics and practices required for project development and the performative integration of building systems and design intent. You will understand buildings as a site of collaboration of pan-disciplinary teams of experts and clients, whose input contributes to realisation within technical, legal and economic constraints. The unit also addresses strategies for environmental sustainability and optimisation in design, construction and delivery.