Bachelor of Architectural Science Architecture

Program Overview

The DN100 Bachelor of Architectural Science Architecture program provides a comprehensive understanding of architecture through studio and lecture-based courses. Emphasizing research, critical inquiry, and professional development, it equips students with a breadth of knowledge and skills applicable to various contexts, including architecture, landscape architecture, planning, and research. The program prepares graduates for careers as competent, responsible, and lifelong learners in the field.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The DN100 Bachelor of Architectural Science Architecture (ATS4) is a studio and lecture-based program designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of architecture. The program emphasizes research, critical inquiry, and the development of individual professional capacities. It aims to equip graduates with a breadth of knowledge and a range of skills applicable in various contexts, serving as an entry route to MArch programs and opening doors to careers in associated professions like landscape architecture, planning, or research.

Objectives:

The program aims to:

• Develop students' individual professional capacities.
• Encourage research and critical inquiry.
• Provide a firm foundation in advanced methodologies and skills.
• Familiarize students with the broader disciplinary, regulatory, and societal frameworks within which professionals operate.
• Equip graduates with a breadth of knowledge and a range of skills applicable in many different contexts.
• Foster competent, responsible, and confident architects and lifelong learners.

Outline:

The program is structured around two main elements:

• Project Work: This includes architectural design, drawing, and model making.
It is taught in architecture design studios through lectures, individual tuition, field trips, group tutorials, large reviews, and exhibitions.
• Lecture Programs: These are grouped under the headings of Technical (Architectural Technologies, Structures, Environmental Science) and Cultural (Architectural History and Theory, Ecology, Conservation).

Course Schedule:

The program is divided into four stages, each with core modules and optional modules.

Stage 1 Core Modules:

• ARCT10010 Architectural Design I (Autumn)
• ARCT10030 Architecture & its Environment (Autumn)
• ARCT10120 Into Practice (Autumn)
• ARCT10020 Architectural Design II (Spring)
• ARCT10090 Perspectives: History and Theory of the Built Environment II (Spring)
• CVEN10060 The Engineering and Architecture of Structures 1 (Spring)

Stage 2 Core Modules:

• ARCT20020 The Indoor Environment (Autumn)
• ARCT20040 History & Theory of the Designed Environment III - Survey Course 2 (Autumn)
• ARCT20050 Architectural Design III (Autumn)
• ARCT20130 Imagining Architecture (Autumn)
• ARCT20010 Architectural Design IV (Spring)
• ARCT20100 Architectural Technologies II – Building Frames and Skins (Spring)
• CVEN20040 The Engineering & Architecture of Structures 2 (Spring)

Stage 2 Options:

• ARCT20170 Intro to Computational Design (Spring)
• ARCT20570 Enhancing Digital Drawing Skills (Spring)

Stage 3 Core Modules:

• ARCT30010 Architectural Design V (Autumn)
• ARCT30030 History & Theory of the Designed Environment IV - Architecture, Urban and Landscape (Autumn)
• ARCT30090 Building Renovation and Energy Retrofit / Architectural Technologies III (Autumn)
• ARCT30130 Framework for Practice (Autumn)
• ARCT30040 Architectural Design VI (Spring)
• ARCT30100 Architectural Technologies IV – Integrated Building Process (Spring)
• CVEN30100 The Engineering and Architecture of Structures 3 (Spring)

Stage 3 Options:

• ARCT20170 Intro to Computational Design (Spring)
• ARCT20570 Enhancing Digital Drawing Skills (Spring)

Stage 4 Core Modules:

• ARCT40010 Design Technologies I (Autumn)
• ARCT40020 Research & Innovation in the Designed Environment (Autumn)
• ARCT41120 Architectural Design VII - Comprehensive Design Studio (Autumn)
• ARCT40050 Architectural Design VIII (Spring)
• ARCT40080 Research and Innovation in the Designed Environment II (Spring)

Stage 4 Options:

• ARCT40870 Agency: Design / Build (Spring)
• ARCT40950 Concrete Research (Spring)

Stage 4 Options (Additional):

• ARCT40030 Realising Built Projects (Autumn)
• ARCT40170 Conservation History, Theory and Policy (Autumn)
• ARCT40660 Street Life: Urban Design, an Introduction (Autumn)
• ARCT41210 Architecture in a Climate Emergency (Autumn)
• PLAN40030 Planning, Society and Diversity (Autumn)
• ARCT40180 Urban Design Theory (UDT) (Spring)
• ARCT41240 Urban Resilience and Ethics (Spring)

Assessment:

The program uses a variety of assessment methods, including:

• Individual and group design projects
• Live-projects
• Case studies
• Scenario-based learning
• Written research and dissertations

Teaching:

The program employs a range of teaching methods, including:

• Lectures
• Individual tuition
• Field trips
• Group tutorials
• Large reviews
• Exhibitions

Careers:

Most architectural graduates go into architectural practice or pursue further academic study in architecture or related subjects. The program's transferable skills enable graduates to work anywhere in the world. Some architects also work in other areas, such as:

• Planning
• Heritage site management
• Landscape
• Cultural and artistic practice
• Curatorial work

Other:

• The program is led by academics and practitioners at the forefront of the discipline.
• The program values innovation, investigation, and original creative work underpinned by rigor, depth, and precision.
• The program emphasizes individual development and reflective learning, while developing effective group-work, written, verbal, and visual communication and presentation skills.
• The program provides students with a close familiarity with the broader disciplinary, regulatory, and societal frameworks within which professionals must operate.
• The program equips graduates with a breadth of knowledge and a range of skills and abilities applicable in many different contexts.
• The degree also provides an avenue into careers in associated professions such as landscape architecture, planning or research.
• The program aims to produce competent, responsible, and confident architects and lifelong learners.