Bachelor of the Built Environment (Architecture)

Year 1 - Semester 1

• Year 1 - Semester 1

• UNIT CODE
• 11014
  BE: Analysis Studio - Level 1

  UNIT CODE :

  11014

  Unit description :

  This Studio explores analysis as an instrument of design and form generation using increasingly complex drawing, modelling, and visualisation techniques. Seminal architectural, interior design, and landscape design projects are investigated through the lens of critical and formal themes and transformed in projects briefs. Students deploy skills in digital visualisation and learn drawing conventions.
• UNIT NAME
• BE: Analysis Studio - Level 1
  (Credit Points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 11016
  BE: History and Culture - Level 1

  UNIT CODE :

  11016

  Unit description :

  This unit explores selected major building types across various civilizations with particular focus on typological transformation in reference to issues that concern the cultural, technical, material and territorial. The unit provides both general and particular knowledge essential for the realization of architecture across the history of diverse geographies. Among other issues, this unit will attempt to communicate cultural identity through the ways that spaces are formed and surfaces are decorated; how a particular technical innovation and socio-cultural transformation initiated a division between design and construction, but also contributed to the emergence of concepts such as national identity and heritage. Reading selected literature relevant to each weekly topic, and examining building types through drawings and models, students will enhance their knowledge of how cultural appropriation of space, form and surface attains built-form.
• UNIT NAME
• BE: History and Culture - Level 1
  (Credit Points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 11021
  BE: Visual Communication - Level 1

  UNIT CODE :

  11021

  Unit description :

  This unit is designed to equip students with a range of tools for the communication of built environment projects. Students are expected to explore a range of communication techniques including: - freehand illustration/hand-sketching and its use for analyses and/or explorations - drafting - the fundamentals of orthographic drawing, three-dimensional projections, technical drawing standards and conventions, collage, and modelling techniques to aid the communication of design ideas - digital - the use of the computer as a tool to aid communication of design ideas - model-making - an introduction to various techniques of three-dimensional representation and exploration - presentation - the ability to present work verbally and clearly articulate project ambitions to a range of audiences, as well as understand the implications of different types of representation in the communication of built environment projects, and -multimedia communication strategies - the ability to strategically curate and orchestrate different types of representation techniques as a cohesive set of documents. The representation skills acquired in this unit are fundamental tools for the communication of the design projects developed for core unit BE: Analysis Studio.
• UNIT NAME
• BE: Visual Communication - Level 1
  (Credit Points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 11591
  Professional Orientation (Creative Industries and digital Design) - Level 1

  UNIT CODE :

  11591

  Unit description :

  This unit introduces students to the diverse opportunities in the world of creative and digital design industries. Aspects that will be considered include: contemporary demands of the industry including social responsibility, ethical and sustainability issues. Through engagement with industry and community, students will gain an understanding of global discipline knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform as responsible, capable creative industry and digital design professionals. Students will start their career awareness and planning through approaches such as five year plans and ePortfolios.
• UNIT NAME
• Professional Orientation (Creative Industries and digital Design) - Level 1
  (Credit Points: 3)

Year 1 - Semester 2

• Year 1 - Semester 2

• UNIT CODE
• 11624
  BE: Digital Design Techniques 1: Fundamentals - Level 1

  UNIT CODE :

  11624

  Unit description :

  This unit introduces students to contemporary practices in digital design, 3D modelling, diagrammatic representation, architectural visualisation and digital fabrication. Students will gain an understanding of the fundamental concepts of computational geometry, processing and transformation using industry-leading software Students will explore the productive relationship between digital design workflows and digital fabrication technologies via successive project-based tasks, ensuring a relevant context for the acquisition of knowledge and the development of core disciplinary skills.
• UNIT NAME
• BE: Digital Design Techniques 1: Fundamentals - Level 1
  (Credit Points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 11020
  BE: Design Studio - Level 1

  UNIT CODE :

  11020

  Unit description :

  Design Studio introduces design as a process of investigation, critical observation, and experimentation using three-dimensional and two-dimensional material testing of ideas. Through a cycle of modules, students pursue increasing levels of design abstraction through making and drawing. Students are provided foundational knowledge and skills relevant to the disciplines of architecture, interior design, and landscape design and immersed in studio culture. Projects are formulated to introduce concepts such as point, line, plane; issues such as scale in relation to the human body, site and environmental contexts; and basic techniques of three-dimensional composition.
• UNIT NAME
• BE: Design Studio - Level 1
  (Credit Points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 10187
  Built Environment Technology 1 - Level 1

  UNIT CODE :

  10187

  Unit description :

  This unit develops the students' understanding of material properties and characteristics. It introduces the students to simple structures, their design, construction, structural and environmental characteristics. Students will gain an awareness of Australian standards and codes. Students who have not yet completed their Work Safely in the Construction Industry (White Card) will be asked to complete it as part of this unit.
• UNIT NAME
• Built Environment Technology 1 - Level 1
  (Credit Points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 11015
  Heritage Conservation - Level 1

  UNIT CODE :

  11015

  Unit description :

  In this unit you will be introduced to the concept of heritage as a social process of using and valuing aspects of the past in the present. We will review the origins, history and philosophy of the contemporary heritage conservation movement by examining key manifestos and examples, including from the UK, Scandinavia, France, China, India and the USA. We will then focus on the post-war rise of heritage as a major feature of national cultural politics and international cultural diplomacy, and use UNESCO's World Heritage List as a device to examine how place and landscape embody memory and cultural heritage significance for different communities. We will focus on the material remnants of the past in built environments and cultural landscapes, but also consider how cultural values, materiality, cultural knowledge and practice, are entangled, and how conservation approaches this complexity.
• UNIT NAME
• Heritage Conservation - Level 1
  (Credit Points: 3)

Year 2 - Semester 1

• Year 2 - Semester 1

• UNIT CODE
• 11023
  Architecture Studio 1 - Level 2

  UNIT CODE :

  11023

  Unit description :

  In Architecture Studio 1, cumulative exercises explore the architectonics of form, space and material. Building on the basic architectural knowledge and skills attained in previous units, this studio introduces students to a further level of complexity in the processes of investigation, critical observation, and experimentation. Creative and analytical skills are developed through studies in abstraction, interpretation and synthesis. A range of complex issues including material, structure, brief, site, history and theory are investigated in relationship to the creation of architectural form.

  
  

  Pre-requisite unit :

  11020
• UNIT NAME
• Architecture Studio 1 - Level 2
  (Credit Points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 11625
  BE Digital Design Techniques 02: Prototyping Space - Level 2

  UNIT CODE :

  11625

  Unit description :

  This unit will introduce students to advanced architectural modelling workflows and visualisation techniques using industry-leading software. The unit is delivered through incremental project-based tasks that ensure a relevant context for the acquisition of knowledge and the development of professional skills.

  
  

  Pre-requisite unit :

  11624
• UNIT NAME
• BE Digital Design Techniques 02: Prototyping Space - Level 2
  (Credit Points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 10188
  Built Environment Technology 2 - Level 2

  UNIT CODE :

  10188

  Unit description :

  In this unit students will be looking at small to medium scale buildings and structures, their architecture, construction, structural, environmental characteristics, and site investigation. Integration of building services requirements into structural design and construction of small to medium scale buildings and structures are analysed. Students demonstrate application of materials in construction through precedence analysis, experimentation and documentation. Students will apply appropriate Australian standards and building codes and illustrate these through technical documentation.

  
  

  Pre-requisite unit :

  10187 , 11021
• UNIT NAME
• Built Environment Technology 2 - Level 2
  (Credit Points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• OEU
  Open Elective Unit

  UNIT CODE :

  OEU

  Unit description :
• UNIT NAME
• Open Elective Unit
  (Credit Points: 3)

Year 2 - Semester 2

• Year 2 - Semester 2

• UNIT CODE
• 11022
  Architecture: History & Theory 2 - Level 2

  UNIT CODE :

  11022

  Unit description :

  This unit explores the advent of modern architecture through selected built and un-built projects in reference to major eventful dates as it unfolded in Europe and America. Highlighting the architectonic implications of major disciplinary debates, manifestos, wars, and revolutions that took place in different countries during the first half of the 20th century, a broader scope of the modernity of architecture is plotted. Exploring the realisation of various architectural theories spanning 1851 to 1960s, the implications of modernity are also explored in reference to non-western architectural culture. Recognising the importance of industrial techniques, materials, and skills in particular, the unit presents architecture in association to time and place. The unit provides an understanding of modern architecture that surpasses the generalities established by style issue, and didactic approaches to architecture, technical or formal.

  
  

  Pre-requisite unit :

  11016
• UNIT NAME
• Architecture: History & Theory 2 - Level 2
  (Credit Points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 11626
  BE Digital Design Techniques 03: Digital Cities - Level 2

  UNIT CODE :

  11626

  Unit description :

  This unit will introduce students to the use of mapping tools and data mining techniques to extract and visualise information related to the built environment. Students will engage with a range of urban datasets including Geographic Information System (GIS), Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) imagery and emergent spatial information arising from the growing impact of smart devices associated with the Internet-of-Things (IoTs). Students will be challenged to speculate on the influence and capacity of such information systems to operate as quantitative and qualitative environmental design and analytical tools.

  
  

  Pre-requisite unit :

  11624
• UNIT NAME
• BE Digital Design Techniques 03: Digital Cities - Level 2
  (Credit Points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 11017
  Professional Practice 1: Work Integrated Learning - Level 2

  UNIT CODE :

  11017

  Unit description :

  In this unit students will work with academics, peers and industry partners to apply their learning in real-world contexts, develop employability skills and strengthen the disciplinary skills and knowledge needed to contribute to and excel in their professions. Authentic learning experiences will include simulated workplace experiences, industry collaborations, competitions, internships, exhibitions or studio work.
• UNIT NAME
• Professional Practice 1: Work Integrated Learning - Level 2
  (Credit Points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• OEU
  Open Elective Unit

  UNIT CODE :

  OEU

  Unit description :
• UNIT NAME
• Open Elective Unit
  (Credit Points: 3)

Year 3 - Semester 1

• Year 3 - Semester 1

• UNIT CODE
• 11024
  Architecture: History Theory 3 - Level 3

  UNIT CODE :

  11024

  Unit description :

  History of Australian Architecture: This unit discusses Australian architecture in reference to major tendencies of modern movement architecture unfolding in Europe and America. Particular attention will be given to the impact of Australian cultural and environmental conditions on architecture. Examining major architects' work attention will be given to regional and global dimensions of contemporary Australian architecture.

  
  

  Pre-requisite unit :

  11016
• UNIT NAME
• Architecture: History Theory 3 - Level 3
  (Credit Points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 10189
  Built Environment Technology 3 - Level 3

  UNIT CODE :

  10189

  Unit description :

  In this unit students will be developing technical documentation for medium to large scale buildings and structures, their architecture, construction, structural, environmental characteristics, and site investigation. Students will explore advanced and future structures, materials and services. Students will be introduced to international standards and emerging issues of internationalised material production and selection. Students will be required to engage with the professions, industry specialists and experts.

  
  

  Pre-requisite unit :

  10188
• UNIT NAME
• Built Environment Technology 3 - Level 3
  (Credit Points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 11018
  Professional Practice 2: Work Integrated Learning - Level 3

  UNIT CODE :

  11018

  Unit description :

  In this unit students will further develop their abilities as agile professionals with the transferable employability skills and critical and creative abilities to work across industries and sectors and craft diverse employment paths. They will integrate disciplinary knowledge with the professional skills required in their industry through authentic simulated or real workplace experiences, international exchanges or industry collaborations or projects.
• UNIT NAME
• Professional Practice 2: Work Integrated Learning - Level 3
  (Credit Points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• OEU
  Open Elective Unit

  UNIT CODE :

  OEU

  Unit description :
• UNIT NAME
• Open Elective Unit
  (Credit Points: 3)

Year 3 - Semester 2

• Year 3 - Semester 2

• UNIT CODE
• 11025
  Architecture Studio 4 - Level 3

  UNIT CODE :

  11025

  Unit description :

  Architecture Studio 4 elaborates on architectural design as a process of investigation, critical observation, and experimentation. The studio emphasizes design as a synthetic process encompassing a range of complex issues. It continues to investigate the development of architectural form through the further consolidation of three-dimensional, digital, and material testing of ideas through digital fabrication. The unit consolidates approaches to three-dimensional digital and material testing of architectural forms and ideas. Environmental determinants and technological issues are addressed in reference to the brief requirements and cultural dimensions of civic architecture.

  
  

  Pre-requisite unit :

  11017 , 11023
• UNIT NAME
• Architecture Studio 4 - Level 3
  (Credit Points: 6)

• UNIT CODE
• 11592
  Professional Evidence (Creative Industries and Digital Design) - Level 3

  UNIT CODE :

  11592

  Unit description :

  This unit prepares students for professional work in the cultural sector and finalises and reviews your ePortfolio. Through practical activities, such as preparing a grant application, developing a team-based project proposal, and researching a cultural organisation, students learn to relate their discipline specific knowledge to a range of professional contexts. The unit will emphasise the significance of multiculturalism, cultural consumption and globalisation as key influences shaping cultural work in the twenty first century.
• UNIT NAME
• Professional Evidence (Creative Industries and Digital Design) - Level 3
  (Credit Points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• OEU
  Open Elective Unit

  UNIT CODE :

  OEU

  Unit description :
• UNIT NAME
• Open Elective Unit
  (Credit Points: 3)