BE: History and Culture (11016.1)
Please note these are the 2024 details for this unit
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | On-Campus |
South Bank, QLD Bruce, Canberra |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Arts And Design |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
School Of Design And The Built Environment | Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
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.
1. Explain the interconnectivity between culture, form, space, in various building types, from small to large scale projects;
2. Distinguish and categorise architecture across various periods of history;
3. Analyse and explain the organization of a particular building type in reference to function, structure, and cultural nuances; and
4. Make recommendations for modifications to certain building types drawing on a range of established theoretical positions and ideas.
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1. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
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.
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Explain the interconnectivity between culture, form, space, in various building types, from small to large scale projects;
2. Distinguish and categorise architecture across various periods of history;
3. Analyse and explain the organization of a particular building type in reference to function, structure, and cultural nuances; and
4. Make recommendations for modifications to certain building types drawing on a range of established theoretical positions and ideas.
Graduate attributes
1. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills1. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
9483 Design History, 9774 History & Theory 1: Introduction to Architecture History, 11331 Design History, Culture and SocietyAssumed knowledge
None.
Availability for enrolment in 2025 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | South Bank, QLD | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | On-Campus | Mr Tom James |
2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | On-Campus | Dr John Ting |
2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Winter Term | 27 May 2024 | On-Campus | Mr Adam Wigg |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 03 February 2025 | On-Campus | Dr John Ting |
2025 | South Bank, QLD | Semester 1 | 03 February 2025 | On-Campus | Mr Tom James |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Winter Term | 26 May 2025 | On-Campus | Mr Adam Wigg |
The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit
timetable.
Required texts
A complete list of recommended readings will be advised on the Canvas site.
In general, there are two primary sources for this unit, both available at the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ library, Short Loan section or online through the library portal:
1 - Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency - By Barnabas Calder - First edition - 2021
2 - A Global History of Architecture - By Francis Ching, Mark Jarzombek and Vikramaditya Prakash - Third Edition - 2017
Participation requirements
Attendance at weekly lectures and tutorials is essential to the successful completion of this unit. Tutorial activities are graded and can only be completed in-class.
Required IT skills
MS Word and ability to print to PDF.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None.
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