11514 Architectural Design: Urban Projections
12cpPostgraduate
This subject aims to further architectural design skills through the integration of a specific research agenda. The design research agenda is in the area of urban proposals for situations where there is no existing urban fabric or history of urban occupation. Such situations include 'greenfield' sites in rapidly developing countries, as well as 'brownfield' and 'greenfield' sites on the outskirts of existing cities. The history and theory of urban design, including theories of power and politics as they relate to the building and rebuilding of the city, supports the design agenda of this subject. Utopian and dystopian models of the city are investigated and produced through project-based speculations for new urban infrastructure and organisation carried out individually and in teams.
The subject also enhances a critical understanding of architecture as both a discipline with an existing body of knowledge and a set of practices that continuously challenge and add to that body of knowledge. The subject requires the testing of ideas and modes of practising in architectural design, and the production of design proposals that accurately and persuasively convey the most relevant ideas and practices.
Typical availability
Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus
Winter session, City campus
Fee information
2009 contribution for post-2008 Commonwealth-supported students: $1,853.00
Note: Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2008 should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth Supported places.
2009 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $5,000.00
Note: Fees for Postgraduate domestic fee-paying students and international students are charged according to the course they are enrolled in. Students should refer to the Annual Fees Schedule.
Subject EFTSL: 0.25Access conditions
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