Unit Outline

This Bachelor of Architecture and Built Environments Representing Architecture unit focuses on establishing key ideas and capacities related to the analysis, processing and communication of aspects of design. Only existing at Introductory level, the unit provide the foundation for practice in Architecture and Design fields. Representing Architecture introduces representative works from the history of architecture and, through formal and spatial analysis, develops understanding of key architectural ideas and core skills for their visual representation. Ideas include scale, abstraction, figure, ground, solid and void. Skills include observational and analytical sketching; drawing conventions for plan, section, and elevation; orthographic and parallel projection; perspectives. Skills extend to expressive techniques such as collage and photomontage. Assessment tasks will involve the use of both manual techniques and mixed media, as well as digital tools and software. Particular attention is paid the relationship between architectural ideas and representational method. Basic principles of typography, graphic design, and visual literacy will also be introduced to enable the effective use of techniques in combination to convey meaning and affect.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Visually represent design ideas and buildings by using appropriate architectural methods and conventions.
2.	Analyse and interpret a building architecturally by employing graphic techniques to capture and communicate this reading.
3.	Identify selected precedents from architectural history and be able to explain the architectural ideas underpinning their significance.
4.	Select, combine, and deploy appropriate two-dimensional and three-dimensional methods to convey architectural ideas in conceptually legible and visually literate ways.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Documentation	Week 3	20 %	LO1, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Expression	Week 8	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Folio	Week 12	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Documentation

Task Description:

The work of the unit starts with AT1, which introduces the architecture of a selected building through the construction of a physical model. Plans, elevations, sections, and other content are gathered; this information supports the building of an accurate physical model and involves grasping the relation between 2D and 3D representations. Scale and material may vary depending on the source building. The finished model is documented through photography and hand drawing; and these documentations form the content of the online submission.

Task Length:

4 x A3s or equivalent

Due Date:

Week 3

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Conception of model-making strategy and approach	LO3
2	Realisation of physical model	LO1
3	Quality of documentation	LO4

Assessment Task 2: Expression

Task Description:

The purpose of AT2 is to analyse, represent, and describe the formal and spatial order of the architecture of the selected building. Digital techniques, using 3D modelling software (Rhino), and 2D drawing software (Illustrator) provides effective resources to support this objective. The selected building is constructed as a 3D model in Rhino, while analysing the formal elements and spatial patterning of the building. A series of 2D representations taken from this 3D model are generated, which are then edited, annotated, and composed on a single sheet to give a concise representation of the architecture of the building.

Task Length:

6 x A3s and 1 x physical model (or equivalent)

Due Date:

Week 8

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Drawing quality and fidelity	LO1
2	Narrative communication of building's significance	LO2
3	Analysis of building's key attributes and significant features	LO3
4	Layout of presentation	LO4

Assessment Task 3: Folio

Task Description:

Combing previous work and fresh representations, AT3 seeks to produce a thorough and compelling mediated presentation of the selected building in the form of a booklet. A singular memorable image is created, capturing the qualities of the building as a cultural object, drawing on artistic techniques and visual literacy. This image and previous work is reconfigured and laid out within a typographic frame of a book design, supported by textual content detailing the distinctive aspects of the architecture and its significance.

Task Length:

12 x A3s (or equivalent)

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Production, significance and impact of key image	LO1, LO2
2	Content and quality of short essay	LO3
3	Curation of folio	LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.