ARCH601 – Design in the Built Environment
Module code
ARCH601
Module title
Design in the Built Environment
Prescription
To enable the student to describe and evaluate design principles for architectural projects, and analyse and illustrate their historical development, cultural differences and impact on people and their relationship to the built environment.
Programmes
- EN1602
NZQA Level
Level 6
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Assessment Criteria
- A portfolio is a compilation of evidence presented by the student in ways that demonstrate their acquired knowledge, competencies and capabilities. The contents of students' portfolios may include evidence of achievement from assignments, projects, tests, formative assessments, and peer assessments, self and group assessments.
Portfolio of evidence100 - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Learning activities for topics may typically include practical/workshop, case studies, lectures, tutorials, field trips, group work, visiting specialists, computer simulations, web technologies, and self-directed learning.
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- Access to online resources
Video capability - Content
- May include, but not limited to, an appropriate selection from the following topics:
Evaluation of design principles: case studies to demonstrate - architectural terminology and theory, colour theory, aesthetics, proportion and scale, form and function, spatial relationships and organisation, anthropometrics/ergonomics, effect on the built environment, sustainability and environmental impact.
Historical development of design eras and features: building styles - classical, modern, and contemporary. Comparative analysis - function, appearance, structure, construction and materials technology, materials availability, social structures and organisation.
Cultural differences: styles and trends - western, eastern, South Pacific. Comparative analysis - function, appearance, structure, construction and materials technology, materials availability, social structures and organisation, urban planning.
People and their interaction with the built environment: space - residential, commercial, public assembly, physical, environmental. Building form, function and user requirements. Psychological impact, anthropometrics. - Learning Outcomes
- Describe and evaluate design principles for architectural projects
Analyse and illustrate the of historical development of design eras and features and their impact on design principles for small, medium and large building projects in a design, building or construction related environment
Demonstrate an understanding of cultural differences and their impact on design principles for small, medium and large building projects in a design, building or construction related environment
Demonstrate an understanding of people and their interaction with the built environment and their impact on design principles for small, medium and large building projects in a design, building or construction related environment
