Technical Dissertation

Overview

A structured sequence of exercises, workshops, and reviews, dealing with the integration and assimilation of technology within architectural design.

Learning Objectives

K4 Knowledge and understanding of materials, space, light and their interaction with assembly and construction

K8 Knowledge and understanding of the core values underlying sustainable design

K9 Knowledge and appreciation of design intentions and its resolution through technology and construction

K12 Knowledge and understanding of the regulatory framework within which buildings are designed

K13 Knowledge and understanding of research methodologies

A4 Ability to assimilate and if necessary challenge external inputs, information, contradictions, contexts within the design process

A5 Ability to assimilate technology as both process and context within ambitious and sophisticated architectural design proposals

T2 Ability to apply informed judgment to knowledge acquisition

T3 Ability to distil complex issues, discern patterns, and identify salient points

T4 Ability to process and communicate advanced thought in text/prose

T7 Ability to construct an extended essay, to assemble data, to manipulate language, and to demonstrate clarity and effectiveness in sequential argument, layout and display of text and illustrations

T8 Ability to work creatively and successfully within a team

Skills

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Assessment

Satisfactory completion of studio-based design project(s) comprising coursework, lectures, workshops, tutorials.