SDN2002 Contexts in spatial design studio practice
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
SDN2002 Contexts in spatial design studio practice is a level 2, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. It isn't offered in 2023. It needs SDN2001.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2023
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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Requisites
Before SDN2002
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After SDN2002
No unit lists SDN2002 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Overview
This unit offers a project-based approach to extend and deepen learning in spatial design. In this unit, you will apply and extend your current knowledge of spatial design by engaging with notions of ‘context’ as a key consideration for spatial practice. You will focus on the social, cultural and physical contexts of spatial design. The unit is organised around two phases: an exploratory stage that focuses on key observation and representation skills, leading into a design project of intermediate complexity.
Offerings in 2023
The 2023 handbook lists no offerings for SDN2002.
Assessment
- Single project100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Discuss key approaches to context and their relevance to spatial design;
- 2
Employ exploratory strategies within an iterative design approach;
- 3
Apply a range of representation strategies and techniques to the development and communication of design schemes;
- 4
Critique, reflect and respond to aesthetic, functional, sustainable and programmatic aspects in the development of a design proposal.
Workload and teaching
- Studio activities96 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
24 hours per week, including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study, or equivalent.
This unit uses a student-centred, active learning approach that aims to support the students' design and critical thinking skills. Students will develop their own design projects with the support of a range of practical activities to learn and demonstrate application of methods. This studio is delivered as a working and learning session, with staff and students working closely together.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Gill Matthewson
- Unit Coordinators
- Anne Wagner