11528 Special Project 5A
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Credit points: 6 cp
Result type: Grade and marks
Requisite(s): 144 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C09079 Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Honours)
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There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Description
The Masters Special Project series engages Industry Professionals/Advocates/Affiliates in discourse across the topics of Decarbonisation, Decolonisation + Urban Equity, relative to the Practice of Architecture. Drawing on varied methods, which can include speculative design / technological prototyping / theory / writing / exhibition + encounters, students collaborate and formalise their own positions in response to the specific briefs set by the curated Elective Leads. The Masters Special Project electives are announced in the Master of Architecture Prospectus prior to the commencement of each session and introduced at the Ballot Day, when self-enrolment opens.
Teaching and learning strategies
This subject is taught in-person on campus in one of two modes:
- Semester stream – weekly 3hr touchpoints across a semester
- Block mode – 36hrs across a 2 week period
Students will engage in workshops + seminars to inform and engage with material, develop iterative processes, culminating in a response to a complex brief.
Content (topics)
- Historic and ongoing narratives
- Fabrication + material prototyping
- Innovation in sustainability