Program Overview

Project Work IA (BARC0088)

Key Information

• Faculty: UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment
• Teaching department: Bartlett School of Architecture
• Credit value: 15
• Restrictions: This module is only available to students on the BSc Architecture programme.

Alternative Credit Options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

Project Work 1 (BARC0088) introduces 'ways of seeing' and exploring spatial, material, and cultural qualities through drawing, modelling, and site interpretation. Students will develop an understanding of how architectural representation informs design thinking and how different media can communicate concepts, space, form, and materiality.

Teaching Delivery

• Weekly in-person studio-based tutorials, workshops, and lectures
• Group reviews and 1:1 tutorials
• Local field trip with site-based sketching and analysis

Indicative Topics

• Architectural drawing and media
• Observant Analysis
• Material investigations and 1:1 making
• Sketching and observation methods

Module Aims and Objectives

• Develop students' ability to observe, document, and analyse spatial and material conditions.
• Introduce methods of architectural representation through drawing, photography, model-making, and performance.
• Encourage independent and collaborative design thinking and experimentation.

Assessment

100% Coursework (Portfolio submission)

Module Deliveries for 2026/27 Academic Year

Intended Teaching Term: Academic Year (Terms 1, 2, and 3)

• Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 4)

Teaching and Assessment

• Mode of study: In person
• Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
• Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other Information

• Number of students on module in previous year: 117
• Module leader: Mr Max Dewdney

Last Updated

This module description was last updated on 10th March 2026.