ABN511 Master Studio Two
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| Unit code: | ABN511 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | ABN403 or DAN111 |
| Equivalent(s): | DAN101, DYN211 |
| Credit points: | 24 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $2,328 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $7,224 |
| International unit fee | $10,392 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | ABN511 |
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| Credit points: | 24 |
| Pre-requisite: | ABN403 or DAN111 |
| Equivalent: | DAN101, DYN211 |
| Coordinator: | Susan Loh | susan.loh@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This is a studio-based design unit, in which you will develop a complex project for a research community through a process of design-led research, brief development and detailed design. Your skills in designing highly resolved design propositions that address critical real-world scenarios will be developed via intensive collaborative and individual work within the design studio. With a focus on designing for the communities that form around research and knowledge transfer activities, you will conduct your own design-led research to create new conceptual, theoretical, methodological, and translational propositions that move beyond conventional architectural approaches.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Apply design-led research to explore possible responses to a design problem.
- Apply an effective professional process to manage design activities.
- Collaborate with other designers and stakeholders through team-based processes.
- Develop and analyse multiple design options in different design phases
- Create design solutions that demonstrate technical proficiency in order to respond to complex multi-disciplinary issues.
- Communicate effectively through a range of professional media and methods.
Content
The major topics covered in the unit will include:
- Project-based holistic design approach
- Critical assessment of sites, theories, and project opportunities and constraints
- Critical understanding of designing for research communities
- Effective articulation (writing) of design briefs
- Detailed design of spatial interventions and/or systems
- High-quality design communication to varied audiences.
Learning Approaches
This unit adopts a project-based approach to architectural design, focusing on specific project types, areas and/or issues in architectural design. Presentations and/or site visits will provide a framework for the project-focused work. You will learn primarily through practical activity in the studio setting. You will be expected to independently progress your design propositions between weekly classes, participate in structured studio activities, and engage in constructive critique of each other's work led by your teaching staff.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in the unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- In-class formative exercises with peers, academics and industry experts
- In-class review of weekly activities
- Criteria-referenced assessment rubrics
- Verbal feedback from teaching staff
- Verbal feedback from guest reviewers at studio pin-up/review sessions.
Feedback on Assessment 1 will be timely to enable a more focused approach to Assessment 2.
Assessment
Overview
The assessments in this studio unit will focus on a design project in its entirety that responds to critical real-world design scenarios. Students will work collaboratively in studio settings to undertake the early stages of a design process to understand the site, context, problem, client, and stakeholders for the first assessment while being assessed individually. The second assessment will build on this work to enable students individually to complete the latter stages of a design project, including conceptual development and detailed design. The project will include a focus on an important topic/challenge that is relevant to today's society.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Design research
Working within a collaborative studio environment, you will individually develop an appropriate design proposition in response to a provided brief, together with a review of background and contextual information. You will conduct design-led research in order to better understand the site, context, and problem. The project will include a high level of complexity.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Architectural Project
Based on the outcomes of the first assessment, you will individually develop and complete a detailed design. The specific requirements will be dependent on the parameters of the chosen project, by approval of the teaching team.
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.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
All students and staff are required to complete the Tier 1 Laboratory and Workshop HSE Induction for access to campus buildings and facilities. This must be completed online.
Costs
There are no additional costs associated with this unit. However, consumable costs, typical of the preparation and presentation of design project work, are to be expected. This can include printing of larger poster-size drawings. Allowance for travel costs and incidentals may arise in the event of field trip.
Resources
There are no set textbooks for this unit. Essential reading materials will be made available through the Canvas site.
Risk Assessment Statement
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.DE83 Master of Architecture
- Identifying, explaining and working with appropriate knowledge of architecture, its history and precedents and with knowledge of people, environments, culture, technology, history and ideas pertinent to architectural propositions.
Relates to: ULO2, Design research, Architectural Project - Independently researching and evaluating emergent knowledge as it becomes necessary to fulfil the profession's role in society.
Relates to: ULO1, Design research - Propositional, imaginative, iterative, integrated thinking to synthesise complex architectural designs.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO4, ULO5, Design research, Architectural Project - Supporting their decision-making using evidence-based, reasoned argument and judgement pertaining to architectural propositions.
Relates to: ULO4, Architectural Project - Communicating with a variety of audiences in appropriate ways.
Relates to: ULO3, ULO6, Design research, Architectural Project - Demonstrating their understanding of architecture's status as an ethical service-oriented profession committed to responsible care for the inhabited environment.
Relates to: ULO5, Architectural Project - Engaging proactively and autonomously in the effective procurement of architectural propositions.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, Design research, Architectural Project