Architecture Design Studio 3

General Information

The third studio in the design sequence again engages students in a project in the urban environment. Projects shall build on the key topics covered in Studios 1 and 2, this time with an emphasis on dwelling, culture and society. Issues surrounding the densification of the city will be investigated in conjunction with the continued development of sensory and climatic design strategies. Projects shall be explored through both manual and digital techniques. Construction methodology, materiality and structural concepts will be explored concurrently with the technology and design communications streams. The integrated technology component of this subject focuses upon building and structural systems through further analysis of specific materials and detailed case study construction documentation. Studies shall again involve tectonics of materiality, structure, detail and the manufacturing and fabrication processes involved. The material qualities of weight, colour, surface, reflectivity, luminosity, transparency, opacity, translucency, resonance and solidity are investigated alongside their mechanical, material and structural capabilities and properties. Principles in the consideration of material employment, such as dimension, scale, composition, integrity, energy use, economy, climate, durability, weathering and context are also explored. The subject will also provide an understanding of the building project cycle, procurement methods and awareness of the relevant codes and standards. Representational techniques used to communicate construction systems shall be explored and integrated via concurrent studies in design communications.

  • Academic unit: Faculty of Society & Design
    Subject code: ARCH12-213
    Subject title: Architecture Design Studio 3
    Subject level: Undergraduate
    Semester/Year: September 2019
    Credit points: 20.000
  • Timetable: https://bond.edu.au/timetable
    Delivery mode: Standard
    Workload items:
    • Studio: x12 (Total hours: 36) - Studio 1
    • Studio: x12 (Total hours: 36) - Studio 2
    • Studio: x12 (Total hours: 72) - Studio 3
    Attendance and learning activities: Attend all sessions (Lectures and Tutorials). Most sessions build on the work on the previous one. It is difficult to recover if you miss a session. Attendance in tutorials and labs will be monitored, and could impact the final mark in this subject. While attendance alone is not an assessed portion of the subject mark, the ability for faculty to evaluate each student on his or her PROGRESS in the subject is only possible through direct face-to-face contact within the design studio. Students who do not attend classes regularly will not be able to be adequately assessed.
  • Prescribed resources:

    No Prescribed resources.

    After enrolment, students can check the Books and Tools area in iLearn for the full Resource List.
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Academic unit: Faculty of Society & Design
Subject code: ARCH12-213
Subject title: Architecture Design Studio 3
Subject level: Undergraduate
Semester/Year: September 2019
Credit points: 20.000

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Nil
Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.

Restrictions:

Nil

Assurance of learning

Assurance of Learning means that universities take responsibility for creating, monitoring and updating curriculum, teaching and assessment so that students graduate with the knowledge, skills and attributes they need for employability and/or further study.

At Bond University, we carefully develop subject and program outcomes to ensure that student learning in each subject contributes to the whole student experience. Students are encouraged to carefully read and consider subject and program outcomes as combined elements.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

Program Learning Outcomes provide a broad and measurable set of standards that incorporate a range of knowledge and skills that will be achieved on completion of the program. If you are undertaking this subject as part of a degree program, you should refer to the relevant degree program outcomes and graduate attributes as they relate to this subject.

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Subject Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

On successful completion of this subject the learner will be able to:

  1. Conceptual abstraction, analysis, understanding, identification and observation of site, context, people, precedents and scenarios in regard to one's design work (AIA Tertiary Education Policy category 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.2, 3.6.1, 3.6.2).
  2. Demonstrate an ability to develop and test articulate, considered, creative, thoughtful, climatically astute and contextual formal responses to architectural scenarios, particularly in relation to the public realm and an urban context (AIA Tertiary Education Policy category 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.6.1, 3.6.2).
  3. Develop a fundamental understanding of key organizational spatial and planning strategies and their relationship to circulation, climate, structure, construction systems, materiality and programmatic adjacencies (AIA Tertiary Education Policy category 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.6.1, 3.6.2).
  4. To develop understanding and knowledge of sensory aspects of architecture, and the phenomenology of experience paralleled by the measurement of the environment (AIA Tertiary Education Policy category 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.6.1 and 3.6.2).
  5. Demonstrate effective communication, collaborative and organisational skills in a group setting (AIA Tertiary Education Policy category 3.7.2).
  6. Ability to represent and test increasingly complex spatial and organizational concepts and construction and technical assemblies with 2D, 3D, written and oral forms of representation (AIA Tertiary Education Policy category 3.7.1, 3.7.2).
  7. Awareness and ability to develop and apply design thinking to assembly & construction systems (AIA Tertiary Education Policy category 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2).
  8. Demonstrate understanding of mid-to-high level complexity structural and construction systems, tectonics and their assembly and fabrication methods combined with the resulting organizational and economic implications (AIA Tertiary Education Policy category 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2).
  9. Demonstrate understanding of application of appropriate materials in assembly and construction systems and how technological and environmental design involve the resourcing, configuration, and deployment of material in a variety of contexts (AIA Tertiary Education Policy category 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.6.1, 3.6.2, 3.7.2).
  10. Develop awareness of the building project cycle and various methods of building procurement and a basic understanding of the application of the relevant codes and standards (AIA Tertiary Education Policy category 3.4.1).

Generative Artificial Intelligence in Assessment

The University acknowledges that Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI) tools are an important facet of contemporary life. Their use in assessment is considered in line with students’ development of the skills and knowledge which demonstrate learning outcomes and underpin study and career success. Instructions on the use of Gen-AI are given for each assessment task; it is your responsibility to adhere to these instructions.

  • Type Task % Timing* Outcomes assessed
    Design Project§ Design Studio Project 1 7.00% Week 2 1,4,5
    Design Project Design Studio Project 2 21.00% Week 3 1,2,3,4,5,6
    Project Technology Project 1 6.00% Week 5 6,7,8,9
    Project§ Technology Project 2 12.00% Week 11 5,6,7,8,9,10
    *Showcase Portfolio^ Design Studio Final Portfolio 7.00% Week 14* 2,3,4,6
    Design Project Design Studio Project 3 35.00% Week 14* 1,2,3,4,6
    *Showcase Portfolio^ Technology Portfolio 3.00% Week 14* 6,7,8,9,10
    *In-Class Quiz - Individual Technology Quiz 9.00% Progressive 6,7,8,9,10
    • ^ Students must pass this assessment to pass the subject
    • § Indicates group/teamwork-based assessment
    • * Assessment timing is indicative of the week that the assessment is due or begins (where conducted over multiple weeks), and is based on the standard University academic calendar
    • C = Students must reach a level of competency to successfully complete this assessment.

    Pass requirement

    A pass grade is required in both technology and studio components to pass the overall ARCH12-213 subject.

  • Assessment criteria

    High Distinction 85-100 Outstanding or exemplary performance in the following areas: interpretative ability; intellectual initiative in response to questions; mastery of the skills required by the subject, general levels of knowledge and analytic ability or clear thinking.
    Distinction 75-84 Usually awarded to students whose performance goes well beyond the minimum requirements set for tasks required in assessment, and who perform well in most of the above areas.
    Credit 65-74 Usually awarded to students whose performance is considered to go beyond the minimum requirements for work set for assessment. Assessable work is typically characterised by a strong performance in some of the capacities listed above.
    Pass 50-64 Usually awarded to students whose performance meets the requirements set for work provided for assessment.
    Fail 0-49 Usually awarded to students whose performance is not considered to meet the minimum requirements set for particular tasks. The fail grade may be a result of insufficient preparation, of inattention to assignment guidelines or lack of academic ability. A frequent cause of failure is lack of attention to subject or assignment guidelines.

    Quality assurance

    For the purposes of quality assurance, Bond University conducts an evaluation process to measure and document student assessment as evidence of the extent to which program and subject learning outcomes are achieved. Some examples of student work will be retained for potential research and quality auditing purposes only. Any student work used will be treated confidentially and no student grades will be affected.

Type Task % Timing* Outcomes assessed
Design Project§ Design Studio Project 1 7.00% Week 2 1,4,5
Design Project Design Studio Project 2 21.00% Week 3 1,2,3,4,5,6
Project Technology Project 1 6.00% Week 5 6,7,8,9
Project§ Technology Project 2 12.00% Week 11 5,6,7,8,9,10
*Showcase Portfolio^ Design Studio Final Portfolio 7.00% Week 14* 2,3,4,6
Design Project Design Studio Project 3 35.00% Week 14* 1,2,3,4,6
*Showcase Portfolio^ Technology Portfolio 3.00% Week 14* 6,7,8,9,10
*In-Class Quiz - Individual Technology Quiz 9.00% Progressive 6,7,8,9,10
  • ^ Students must pass this assessment to pass the subject
  • § Indicates group/teamwork-based assessment
  • * Assessment timing is indicative of the week that the assessment is due or begins (where conducted over multiple weeks), and is based on the standard University academic calendar
  • C = Students must reach a level of competency to successfully complete this assessment.

Pass requirement

A pass grade is required in both technology and studio components to pass the overall ARCH12-213 subject.

Study Information

Submission procedures

Students must check the iLearn@Bond subject site for detailed assessment information and submission procedures.

Policy on late submission and extensions

A late penalty will be applied to all overdue assessment tasks unless an extension is granted by the subject coordinator. The standard penalty will be 10% of marks awarded to that assessment per day late with no assessment to be accepted seven days after the due date. Where a student is granted an extension, the penalty of 10% per day late starts from the new due date.

Academic Integrity

University’s Academic Integrity Policy defines plagiarism as the act of misrepresenting as one’s own original work: another’s ideas, interpretations, words, or creative works; and/or one’s own previous ideas, interpretations, words, or creative work without acknowledging that it was used previously (i.e., self-plagiarism). The University considers the act of plagiarising to be a breach of the Student Conduct Code and, therefore, subject to the Discipline Regulations which provide for a range of penalties including the reduction of marks or grades, fines and suspension from the University.

Bond University utilises Originality Reporting software to inform academic integrity.

Feedback on assessment

Feedback on assessment will be provided to students within two weeks of the assessment submission due date, as per the Assessment Policy.

Accessibility and Inclusion Support

If you have a disability, illness, injury or health condition that impacts your capacity to complete studies, exams or assessment tasks, it is important you let us know your special requirements, early in the semester. Students will need to make an application for support and submit it with recent, comprehensive documentation at an appointment with a Disability Officer. Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Office at the earliest possible time, to meet staff and learn about the services available to meet your specific needs. Please note that late notification or failure to disclose your disability can be to your disadvantage as the University cannot guarantee support under such circumstances.

Additional subject information

Subject curriculum

Approved on: Jul 31, 2017. Edition: 1.1
Last updated: Oct 10, 2022