ABD101 Design 1: Space and Scale
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| Unit code: | ABD101 |
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| Equivalent(s): | ABB101 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
| Availabilities |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,164 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,356 |
| International unit fee | $4,896 |
Unit Outline: College 1 2025, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | ABD101 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | ABB101 Design 1: Space and Scale |
| Coordinator: | Julie Tomaszewski | julie.tomaszewski@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This unit introduces foundational principles and elements of spatial design with a focus on space and scale. Informed by essential design theories, methods and processes you will explore how space and scale apply in the distinct but related fields of architecture, landscape architecture and interior design. You will use your creative imagination, research and study of existing designs for inspiration, and think critically to formulate and refine your design ideas. This includes experimenting with the qualities of space and form.
Learning in this unit is project-based involving collaboration with peers and supported by lectures, readings, practical exercises and formative reviews in the fabrication workshop and design spaces. You will be introduced to professional knowledge that aligns with item 18 of the AACA national competencies for Architects.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Recognise, analyse, and apply the elements and concepts of spatial design in project-based tasks
- Develop and document design processes that address spatial and scalar challenges in project work.
- Investigate and analyse two- and three-dimensional spatial relationships across various scales, applying insights from nature, built forms and visual system
- Communicate design ideas and project outcomes to diverse audiences using visual, verbal and written strategies
- Evaluate your application of a deliberate design process, articulating the influence of this on project outcomes and your understanding of space and scale.
Content
Areas of knowledge and skill covered in the unit may include:
- Components of the spatial design process; observation, research and analysis, imagining and developing spatial ideas, experimentation and testing spatial ideas, design iteration and resolution.
- Space, scale and the body
- Form and abstraction
- Perceiving and experiencing space and scale
- Representing, testing, and communicating spatial ideas in two-and three- dimensions using a variety of media
- Materials, fabrication and assembly
- Learning through reflection on the design process
Learning Approaches
This unit takes a blended approach to learning and teaching. Learning activities will include weekly self-directed eContent that is supported by your active participation in timetabled classes which include workshop/studio-based activities. The eContent will be provided on the unit Canvas site for you to engage with before your classes. It could include videos, readings, self-reflection and/or peer activities designed to enhance your learning experience. During the timetabled activities, you will explore critical knowledge that will be applied with hands-on learning activities in the workshop/studio environment. You will also present your ideas visually and verbally, and explain your process and how it was implemented in your design. After your weekly classes, you are expected to continue engaging with unit resources to ensure you consolidate your understanding of key concepts and their application in practice. Reflection and self-evaluation will also help to consolidate your learning throughout the unit.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive feedback in various forms throughout the semester which may include:
- Informal: ongoing feedback from fabrication workshop/studio staff and peers
- Formal: in writing through rubrics and written commentary
- Direct: to individual students, either in written form or in consultation
- Indirect: to the whole class posted on the ABD101 Canvas website
Assessment
Overview
The summative assessment items in this unit, develop your understanding of space and scale through two spatial design projects. These projects will ask you to:
- Generate and develop design concepts
- Apply and implement design methods
- Engage in a continuous design process
- Communicate ideas through models, drawings, verbal presentations
- Critically reflect on the design process
- Articulate your evolving understanding of space and scale
- Participate in peer conversations and incorporate feedback
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Space and Scale: 1:1
The first project introduces you to designing a small-scale structure that explores light, materiality, and spatial relationships. This initial design serves as a conceptual and technical foundation for the larger pavilion project in the second assessment.
You will maintain a structured account of your learning throughout this project, including your emergent understanding of design process and methods, and the meaning and impact of space and scale in the experience of constructed and natural environments.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Space and Scale: 1:+
The second project expands on the initial design by developing a pavilion that explores inhabitation, scale, and the relationship between the human body and space. This project challenges you to integrate concepts of functionality, spatial experience, and materiality at a larger scale.
You will maintain a structured account of your learning throughout this project, including your emergent understanding of design process and methods, and the meaning and impact of space and scale in the experience of constructed and natural environments.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
A list of recommended and required readings will be advised in class at the beginning of the semester and available on the Canvas unit site.
Risk Assessment Statement
Participation in Fabrication Workshop activities requires the following inductions/ certificates (if not previously completed)
- General Safety Induction: This is completed online. Enrol via Laboratory and Workshop HSE Induction (Canvas)
- Fabrication Workshop induction: Enrol via Fabrication Workshop (J Block) induction (Canvas)
In addition, an in-person Fabrication Workshop induction will occur during your first session in J Block.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.AB02 Diploma in Architectural Studies
- Demonstrate foundational theoretical, practical and cultural knowledge and skills relevant to the disciplines of architecture and built environment.
Relates to: Space and Scale: 1:1 , Space and Scale: 1:+ - Apply fundamental critical thinking and problem solving skills to the development of sustainable solutions to social, economic, technological and environmental challenges.
Relates to: Space and Scale: 1:1 , Space and Scale: 1:+ - Communicate fundamental knowledge, ideas and creative solutions to a range of audiences using diverse modes.
Relates to: Space and Scale: 1:1 , Space and Scale: 1:+ - Plan, develop and complete projects at an introductory level.
Relates to: ULO1, Space and Scale: 1:+ - Reflect critically on feedback and experience, and display professional and ethical judgment and decision making.
Relates to: Space and Scale: 1:1 , Space and Scale: 1:+
Unit Outline: College 2 2025, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | ABD101 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | ABB101 Design 1: Space and Scale |
| Coordinator: | Julie Tomaszewski | julie.tomaszewski@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This unit introduces foundational principles and elements of spatial design with a focus on space and scale. Informed by essential design theories, methods and processes you will explore how space and scale apply in the distinct but related fields of architecture, landscape architecture and interior design. You will use your creative imagination, research and study of existing designs for inspiration, and think critically to formulate and refine your design ideas. This includes experimenting with the qualities of space and form.
Learning in this unit is project-based involving collaboration with peers and supported by lectures, readings, practical exercises and formative reviews in the fabrication workshop and design spaces. You will be introduced to professional knowledge that aligns with item 18 of the AACA national competencies for Architects.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Recognise, analyse, and apply the elements and concepts of spatial design in project-based tasks
- Develop and document design processes that address spatial and scalar challenges in project work.
- Investigate and analyse two- and three-dimensional spatial relationships across various scales, applying insights from nature, built forms and visual system
- Communicate design ideas and project outcomes to diverse audiences using visual, verbal and written strategies
- Evaluate your application of a deliberate design process, articulating the influence of this on project outcomes and your understanding of space and scale.
Content
Areas of knowledge and skill covered in the unit may include:
- Components of the spatial design process; observation, research and analysis, imagining and developing spatial ideas, experimentation and testing spatial ideas, design iteration and resolution.
- Space, scale and the body
- Form and abstraction
- Perceiving and experiencing space and scale
- Representing, testing, and communicating spatial ideas in two-and three- dimensions using a variety of media
- Materials, fabrication and assembly
- Learning through reflection on the design process
Learning Approaches
This unit takes a blended approach to learning and teaching. Learning activities will include weekly self-directed eContent that is supported by your active participation in timetabled classes which include workshop/studio-based activities. The eContent will be provided on the unit Canvas site for you to engage with before your classes. It could include videos, readings, self-reflection and/or peer activities designed to enhance your learning experience. During the timetabled activities, you will explore critical knowledge that will be applied with hands-on learning activities in the workshop/studio environment. You will also present your ideas visually and verbally, and explain your process and how it was implemented in your design. After your weekly classes, you are expected to continue engaging with unit resources to ensure you consolidate your understanding of key concepts and their application in practice. Reflection and self-evaluation will also help to consolidate your learning throughout the unit.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive feedback in various forms throughout the semester which may include:
- Informal: ongoing feedback from fabrication workshop/studio staff and peers
- Formal: in writing through rubrics and written commentary
- Direct: to individual students, either in written form or in consultation
- Indirect: to the whole class posted on the ABD101 Canvas website
Assessment
Overview
The summative assessment items in this unit, develop your understanding of space and scale through two spatial design projects. These projects will ask you to:
- Generate and develop design concepts
- Apply and implement design methods
- Engage in a continuous design process
- Communicate ideas through models, drawings, verbal presentations
- Critically reflect on the design process
- Articulate your evolving understanding of space and scale
- Participate in peer conversations and incorporate feedback
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Space and Scale: 1:1
The first project introduces you to designing a small-scale structure that explores light, materiality, and spatial relationships. This initial design serves as a conceptual and technical foundation for the larger pavilion project in the second assessment.
You will maintain a structured account of your learning throughout this project, including your emergent understanding of design process and methods, and the meaning and impact of space and scale in the experience of constructed and natural environments.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Space and Scale: 1:+
The second project expands on the initial design by developing a pavilion that explores inhabitation, scale, and the relationship between the human body and space. This project challenges you to integrate concepts of functionality, spatial experience, and materiality at a larger scale.
You will maintain a structured account of your learning throughout this project, including your emergent understanding of design process and methods, and the meaning and impact of space and scale in the experience of constructed and natural environments.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
A list of recommended and required readings will be advised in class at the beginning of the semester and available on the Canvas unit site.
Risk Assessment Statement
Participation in Fabrication Workshop activities requires the following inductions/ certificates (if not previously completed)
- General Safety Induction: This is completed online. Enrol via Laboratory and Workshop HSE Induction (Canvas)
- Fabrication Workshop induction: Enrol via Fabrication Workshop (J Block) induction (Canvas)
In addition, an in-person Fabrication Workshop induction will occur during your first session in J Block.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.AB02 Diploma in Architectural Studies
- Demonstrate foundational theoretical, practical and cultural knowledge and skills relevant to the disciplines of architecture and built environment.
Relates to: Space and Scale: 1:1 , Space and Scale: 1:+ - Apply fundamental critical thinking and problem solving skills to the development of sustainable solutions to social, economic, technological and environmental challenges.
Relates to: Space and Scale: 1:1 , Space and Scale: 1:+ - Communicate fundamental knowledge, ideas and creative solutions to a range of audiences using diverse modes.
Relates to: Space and Scale: 1:1 , Space and Scale: 1:+ - Plan, develop and complete projects at an introductory level.
Relates to: ULO1, Space and Scale: 1:+ - Reflect critically on feedback and experience, and display professional and ethical judgment and decision making.
Relates to: Space and Scale: 1:1 , Space and Scale: 1:+
Unit Outline: College Summer 2025, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | ABD101 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | ABB101 Design 1: Space and Scale |
Overview
This unit introduces foundational principles and elements of spatial design with a focus on space and scale. Informed by essential design theories, methods and processes you will explore how space and scale apply in the distinct but related fields of architecture, landscape architecture and interior design. You will use your creative imagination, research and study of existing designs for inspiration, and think critically to formulate and refine your design ideas. This includes experimenting with the qualities of space and form.
Learning in this unit is project-based involving collaboration with peers and supported by lectures, readings, practical exercises and formative reviews in the fabrication workshop and design spaces. You will be introduced to professional knowledge that aligns with item 18 of the AACA national competencies for Architects.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Recognise, analyse, and apply the elements and concepts of spatial design in project-based tasks
- Develop and document design processes that address spatial and scalar challenges in project work
- Investigate and analyse two- and three-dimensional spatial relationships across various scales, applying insights from nature, built forms and visual system
- Communicate design ideas and project outcomes to diverse audiences using visual, verbal and written strategies
- Evaluate your application of a deliberate design process, articulating the influence of this on project outcomes and your understanding of space and scale.
Content
Areas of knowledge and skill covered in the unit may include:
- Components of the spatial design process; observation, research and analysis, imagining and developing spatial ideas, experimentation and testing spatial ideas, design iteration and resolution.
- Space, scale and the body
- Form and abstraction
- Perceiving and experiencing space and scale
- Representing, testing, and communicating spatial ideas in two-and three- dimensions using a variety of media
- Materials, fabrication and assembly
- Learning through reflection on the design process
Learning Approaches
This unit takes a blended approach to learning and teaching. Learning activities will include weekly self-directed eContent that is supported by your active participation in timetabled classes which include workshop/studiobased activities. The eContent will be provided on the unit Canvas site for you to engage with before your classes. It could include videos, readings, self-reflection and/or peer activities designed to enhance your learning experience. During the timetabled activities, you will explore critical knowledge that will be applied with hands-on learning activities in the workshop/studio environment. You will also present your ideas visually and verbally, and explain your process and how it was implemented in your design. After your weekly classes, you are expected to continue engaging with unit resources to ensure you consolidate your understanding of key concepts and their application in practice.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive feedback in various forms throughout the semester which may include:
- Informal: ongoing feedback from fabrication workshop /studio staff and peers
- Formal: in writing, such as checklists, rubrics, written commentary
- Direct: to individual students, either in written form or in consultation
- Indirect: to the whole class posted on the ABD101 Canvas website
Assessment
Overview
The summative assessment items in this unit, develop your understanding of space and scale through two spatial design projects. These projects will ask you to:
- Generate and develop design concepts
- Apply and implement design methods
- Engage in a continuous design process
- Communicate ideas through models, drawings, verbal presentations
- Critically reflect on the design process
- Articulate your evolving understanding of space and scale
- Participate in peer conversations and incorporate feedback
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Space and Scale: 1:1
The first project introduces you to designing a small-scale structure that explores light, materiality, and spatial relationships. This initial design serves as a conceptual and technical foundation for the larger pavilion project in the second assessment.
You will maintain a structured account of your learning throughout this project, including your emergent understanding of design process and methods, and the meaning and impact of space and scale in the experience of constructed and natural environments.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Space and Scale: 1:+
The second project expands on the initial design by developing a pavilion that explores inhabitation, scale, and the relationship between the human body and space. This project challenges you to integrate concepts of functionality, spatial experience, and materiality at a larger scale.
You will maintain a structured account of your learning throughout this project, including your emergent understanding of design process and methods, and the meaning and impact of space and scale in the experience of constructed and natural environments.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
A list of recommended and required readings will be advised in class at the beginning of the semester and available on the Canvas unit site.
Risk Assessment Statement
Participation in Fabrication Workshop activities requires the following inductions/ certificates (if not previously completed)
- General Safety Induction: This is completed online. Enrol via Laboratory and Workshop HSE Induction (Canvas)
- Fabrication Workshop induction: Enrol via Fabrication Workshop (J Block) induction (Canvas)
In addition, an in-person Fabrication Workshop induction will occur during your first session in J Block.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.AB02 Diploma in Architectural Studies
- Demonstrate foundational theoretical, practical and cultural knowledge and skills relevant to the disciplines of architecture and built environment.
Relates to: Space and Scale: 1:1 , Space and Scale: 1:+ - Apply fundamental critical thinking and problem solving skills to the development of sustainable solutions to social, economic, technological and environmental challenges.
Relates to: Space and Scale: 1:1 , Space and Scale: 1:+ - Communicate fundamental knowledge, ideas and creative solutions to a range of audiences using diverse modes.
Relates to: Space and Scale: 1:1 , Space and Scale: 1:+ - Plan, develop and complete projects at an introductory level.
Relates to: ULO1, Space and Scale: 1:+ - Reflect critically on feedback and experience, and display professional and ethical judgment and decision making.
Relates to: Space and Scale: 1:1 , Space and Scale: 1:+