ARC4130 Transition architectural performance
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
ARC4130 Transition architectural performance is a level 3, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2024 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 3 units.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ARC4130
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After ARC4130
3 units list ARC4130 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in the Master of Architecture (F6001)
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 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Single project/Folio100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
These Learning Outcomes are mapped against the National Standard of Competency for Architects (NSCA) Performance Criteria (PC). On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- 2
Understand and describe traditional and contemporary structural and environmental performance in works of architecture at various scales; (PC10, 28)
- 3
Apply, test, analyse and prioritise advanced principles of structural and resource efficiency, and circular design; (PC31, 35)
- 4
Combine different technologies, materials and systems to propose strategies that inform architectural performance at various scales; (PC39, 45)
- 5
Demonstrate collaboration skills and take responsibility for effective group work;
- 6
Recognise strategies and tactics that generate positive impacts through the selection of different construction methods and materials;
- 7
Apply knowledge through case-studies, digital and physical modelling, evaluation, and feedback in response to a brief.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials36 hours
- Teaching approachField trips
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based 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
Rowland J. Mainstone. 1999. Structure in Architecture : History Design and Innovation . Ashgate.
Guy Nordenson, Ed. 2008. Seven Structural Engineers : The Candela Lectures . The Museum of Modern Art: New York.
Georg Windeck. 2016. Construction Matters . Powerhouse Books: New York.
Edward Allen and Waclaw Zalewski. 2009. Form And Forces . John Wiley and Sons: Chichester, United Kingdom.
Peter Rice. 1998. An Engineer Imagines. Artemis: London.
Bernard Rudofsky. 1964. Architecture without Architects . The Museum of Modern Art: New York.
Eduardo Torroja. 1967. Philosophy of Structures . University of California Press: Los Angeles.
Frei Otto. 1973. Tensile Structures ; Design , Structure , and Calculation of Buildings of Cables , Nets , and Membranes .
Heino Engel. 2007. Structure Systems . Hatje Cantz Verlag: Virginia.
Daniel, Schodek. 2000. Structures, Third Edition. Prentice Hall: Cambridge, MA.
Marc Treib. 1996. Space Calculated in Seconds : The Philips Pavilion , Le Corbusier , Edgard Varèse . Princeton University Press.
Eladio Dieste. 2004. Eladio Dieste : Innovation in Structural Art .
Bjorn N. Sandaker, Arne P. Eggen & Mark P. Cruvellier. 2011. The Structural Basis of Architecture , Second Edition. Routledge: New York.
Philip Ursprung. 2002. Herzog & de Meuron : Natural History. Springer Science and Business Media: Berlin.
Guy Nordenson. 2016. Reading Structures :39 Projects and Built Works , 1983-2011. Lars Muller Publishers: Zurich.
Nigel Tonks. 2012. Ove Arup : Philosophy of Design. Prestel: London.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Mr Matthew Bird
- Unit Coordinators
- 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 2024, ARC4130 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.
Does ARC4130 have an exam?
No. ARC4130 has 1 assessment task and no exam.