88323 Exhibition Design: Practice 1
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Credit points: 6 cp
Subject level:
Undergraduate
Result type: Grade and marksRequisite(s): 48 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C10271 Bachelor of Design Interior Architecture OR 48 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C10272 Bachelor of Design Interior Architecture Bachelor of Arts International Studies OR 48 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C10322 Bachelor of Design Interior Architecture Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation OR 48 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C10423 Bachelor of Design Interior Architecture Bachelor of Languages and Cultures
Description
This subject explores furniture design in a workshop setting. Students design and fabricate furniture with the aim of producing a full scale prototype of the design. Students are introduced to the design process in furniture, utilising analytical and intuitive thinking to solve design problems, employing both graphic means and three-dimensional models to express ideas. Further students are introduced to the skills, attitudes, and behaviours required in a shop setting for the fabrication of the project. Classroom lectures survey furniture design from the 1880s to the present, focusing on design histories theories and technical matters. Students learn how to work with a variety of materials and manufacturing techniques in workshops that address the successful completion of their project.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
| 1. | Demonstrate a capacity to synthesize complex factors in a reflective manner to generate works pertaining to the discipline of furniture design. |
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| 2. | Develop knowledge of the furniture design process articulated in, graphic representation, modeling and a full scale prototype. |
| 3. | Develop a critical eye and an acute appraisal of furniture design proposals. |
| 4. | Cultivate a clear understanding of materials and manufacturing technologies. |
| 5. | Demonstrate a facility to create an ergonomically proportionate design. |
| 6. | Demonstrate a capacity to build a full scale prototype using material fabrication tools in a skilful manner |
| 7. | Develop a series of articulate drawings throughout the development of the proposal. |
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
This subject also contributes to the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes:
- Ability to take autonomous responsibility for actions and decisions (A.1)
- Ability to communicate ideas effectively, including oral, written, visual, analogue and digital presentations (2D and 3D) (C.2)
- Ability to apply experimentation in thinking and practice as a means toward developing an individual design approach (I.1)
- Ability to understand and generate design propositions across a diverse range of design scenarios and negotiate final propositions with multiple stakeholders (I.2)
- Ability to initiate and execute meaningful self-directed iterative processes (I.3)
- Ability to apply and utilise appropriate communication techniques, knowledge and understanding to enable practical applications in spatial design (P.1)
- Ability to rigorously explore, apply and extend multiple representational techniques (P.2)
- Ability to apply and deploy disciplinary learning, with a continuing commitment to professional development (P.3)
- Ability to independently select and apply appropriate research methodologies to carry out investigative study (R.1)
- Ability to analyse, formulate and synthesise complex ideas, arguments and rationales and use initiative to explore alternatives (R.2)
Teaching and learning strategies
The sessions will take place in a workshop setting highlighting specific fabrication techniques and demonstrations that pertain to the manufacture of furniture. This is coupled with a rigorous study of the history of furniture design and manufacture. Critical design discussions focus on the progress of a series of drawing and modeling exercises in order to foster a mature design proposal.
Content (topics)
This subject will address the following issues and topics:
a) Acute evaluation of the furniture design process
b) Material fabrication and technologies
c) Detailed drawings of design
d) History of furniture design
e) Final review
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Scheme: Investigation, Model, Progression
| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): A.1, C.2, I.1, I.2, I.3 and P.1 |
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| Type: | Project |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 40% |
| Length: |
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| Criteria: | Your assessment criteria for this task relate to the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes: A1, C2, I1, I3, I2, P1 |
Assessment task 2: Design project: Final prototype presentation
| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 6 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): I.1, I.2, I.3, P.1, P.3 and R.2 |
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| Type: | Project |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 50% |
| Criteria: | Your assessment criteria for this task relate to the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes: I1, I2, I3, P1, P3, R2 |
Assessment task 3: Portfolio, class notes
| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 7 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): P.1, P.2, R.1 and R.2 |
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| Type: | Portfolio |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 10% |
| Criteria: | Your assessment criteria for this task relate to the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes: P1, P2, R1, R2 |
Recommended texts
Dreyfuss, H. The Measure of Man: Human factors in design (Whitney Library of Design, New York, 1967).
Lesko, Jim Industrial Design-Materials and Manufacturing Guide (John Wiley & Sons, Canada, 1999).
Fiell, Charlotte & Peter, Chairs (Taschen, Italy, 2001). Baker Fiona & Keith, Twentieth-Century Furniture (Carlton Books, London, 2000).
Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking: Three Step-by-Step Guidebooks to Essential Woodworking Techniques ( Taunton Press; Slp Har/Dv edition (February 1, 2006) ISBN-10: 1561588261
Byars, Mel, The Best Tables, Chairs, Lights – Innovation and Invention in Design Products for the Home (Rotovision, Switzerland, 2001).
Hanks, David A & Hoy, Anne Design for Living – Furniture and Lighting 1950-2000 (Flammarion, Paris, 2000).
Ashby, M. & Johnson, K. (2002). Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product design. Burlington MA: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann.
Eileen Gray: Architect/Designer (Hardcover) Pebyte r Adam
Pierre Chareau: Designer and Architect (Big) (Hardcover) Brbiay n Brace Taylor, Pierre Chareau
Jean Prouvé Highlights 1917-1944 Pebyte r Sulzer, Erika Sulzer-Kleinemeier
The Measure of Man and Woman: Human Factors in Design Albviyn R. Tilley