ARC3401 Architecture and the city
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
ARC3401 Architecture and the city is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2022 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It needs OHS1000 and ARC2402.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ARC3401
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After ARC3401
No unit lists ARC3401 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Architectural Design double degree students should contact their managing Faculty to enrol in this unit.
Overview
This unit introduces the history and theory of contemporary urbanism. The unit will also develop methods for the written, spoken and visual analysis of urban settings and their associated architecture including site visits, analytical case studies and other forms of analysis. In addition to the theoretical and historical contexts of the urban settings and associated architecture the unit will investigate their contribution to architectural design knowledge.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- 100% in-semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the history and theory of contemporary urbanism;
- 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the socio economic, political and cultural contexts of selected contemporary cities;
- 3
Demonstrate the techniques applicable to the visual analysis of urban settings and their associated architecture;
- 4
Demonstrate an understanding of the selected urban settings and their associated architecture's contribution to architectural design in an urban context.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials36 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study, or equivalent.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Charity Edwards
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Charity Edwards