ARC4130 Transition architectural performance
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
ARC4130 Transition architectural performance is a level 4, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2027 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 3 units.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
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Requisites
Before ARC4130
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ARC4130
3 units list ARC4130 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in the Master of Architecture (F6001).
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit introduces structural and environmental performance as it relates to architectural design and construction. Applied physical and digital testing will be used to understand and assess the application of building systems and materials to architecture. A range of environmental and structural behaviours will be addressed in response to life-cycle optimisation and resource efficiencies as well as being located with their historical and conceptual contexts.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | Flexible |
Assessment
- Single project/FolioProject100%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe traditional and contemporary approaches to structural and environmental performance in architecture at different scales.
- 2
Apply, test and analyse principles of structural performance, resource efficiency and circular design.
- 3
Combine technologies, materials and building systems to propose strategies for architectural performance at different scales.
- 4
Collaborate effectively and take responsibility for individual contributions to group work.
- 5
Recognise how construction methods and material choices can support positive environmental and social impacts.
- 6
Use case studies, digital and physical modelling, evaluation and feedback to improve architectural responses to a brief.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials36 hours
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachField trips
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachOnline learning
12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study, or equivalent.
to practically apply theoretical concepts
Learning resources
Required resources
Nigel Tonks. 2012. Ove Arup : Philosophy of Design. Prestel: London.
Eladio Dieste. 2004. Eladio Dieste : Innovation in Structural Art .
Rowland J. Mainstone. 1999. Structure in Architecture : History Design and Innovation . Ashgate.
Peter Rice. 1998. An Engineer Imagines. Artemis: London.
Heino Engel. 2007. Structure Systems . Hatje Cantz Verlag: Virginia.
Bjorn N. Sandaker, Arne P. Eggen & Mark P. Cruvellier. 2011. The Structural Basis of Architecture , Second Edition. Routledge: New York.
Guy Nordenson, Ed. 2008. Seven Structural Engineers : The Candela Lectures . The Museum of Modern Art: New York.
Bernard Rudofsky. 1964. Architecture without Architects . The Museum of Modern Art: New York.
Daniel, Schodek. 2000. Structures, Third Edition. Prentice Hall: Cambridge, MA.
Philip Ursprung. 2002. Herzog & de Meuron : Natural History. Springer Science and Business Media: Berlin.
Eduardo Torroja. 1967. Philosophy of Structures . University of California Press: Los Angeles.
Edward Allen and Waclaw Zalewski. 2009. Form And Forces . John Wiley and Sons: Chichester, United Kingdom.
Georg Windeck. 2016. Construction Matters . Powerhouse Books: New York.
Guy Nordenson. 2016. Reading Structures :39 Projects and Built Works , 1983-2011. Lars Muller Publishers: Zurich.
Marc Treib. 1996. Space Calculated in Seconds : The Philips Pavilion , Le Corbusier , Edgard Varèse . Princeton University Press.
Frei Otto. 1973. Tensile Structures ; Design , Structure , and Calculation of Buildings of Cables , Nets , and Membranes .
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Mr Matthew Bird
- Chief Examiners
- Mr Matthew Bird
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ARC4130?
None, but you must take OHS1000 before or alongside it.
What can I take after ARC4130?
ARC4130 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 3 units, including ARC3101, ARC3102 and ARC3401.
When is ARC4130 offered?
In 2027, ARC4130 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.
Does ARC4130 have an exam?
No. ARC4130 has 1 assessment task and no exam.