86023 Light, New Materials and Form 1
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Credit points: 6 cp
Result type: Grade and marks
Requisite(s): 48 credit points of completed study in 48.0000000000 Credit Points spk(s): C10271 Bachelor of Design Interior Architecture OR 48 credit points of completed study in 48.0000000000 Credit Points spk(s): C10272 Bachelor of Design Interior Architecture Bachelor of International Studies OR 48 credit points of completed study in 48.0000000000 Credit Points spk(s): C10322 Bachelor of Design Interior Architecture Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation OR 48 credit points of completed study in 48.0000000000 Credit Points spk(s): C10423 Bachelor of Design Interior Architecture Bachelor of Languages and Cultures OR 48 credit points of completed study in 48.0000000000 Credit Points spk(s): C10004 Bachelor of Design Architecture OR 48 credit points of completed study in 48.0000000000 Credit Points spk(s): C10413 Bachelor of Design Architecture Master of Architecture OR 48 credit points of completed study in 48.0000000000 Credit Points spk(s): C10325 Bachelor of Design Architecture Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation OR 48 credit points of completed study in 48.0000000000 Credit Points spk(s): C09079 Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Honours)
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.
Anti-requisite(s): 86340 Light and Space
Recommended studies:
Architecture or Interior Architecture
Description
Light, materials, form and space are the primary elements that create and define human environments. Through the manipulation and enhancement of these elements, the human experience can be shifted, elevated, orientated and guided. Students explore the effects that spatial and elemental forms, lighting, colour and materials can have on the experience and interpretation of an interior space. The subject encourages students to undertake creative investigation of the way emerging materials and systems, form-making and lighting can question the standard approaches to design outcomes.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
| 1. | Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of light, photometry and colorimetry. |
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| 2. | Analyse the characteristics of good lighting in interior design. |
| 3. | Understand the technical applications of artificial light to interior design. |
| 4. | Effectively select and use of lamps, light fixtures and controls for lighting installations. |
| 5. | Apply lateral thinking exercises and projects involving testing the effects of daylight on scale models. |
| 6. | Demonstrate awareness of new lighting and material technologies and material science advances that will have direct or indirect effects on the built environment. |
| 7. | Explore and explain the effects of illuminated objects in external public spaces. |
| 8. | Examine the effects of new material technologies on the spatial qualities of interior environments. |
| 9. | Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of the interaction of light and materials by laboratory research and practical application. |
| 10. | Clearly communicate design intent using two- and three-dimensional representation. |
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
This subject also contributes to the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes:
- Ability to communicate ideas effectively, including oral, written, visual, analogue and digital presentations (2D and 3D) (C.2)
- Ability to understand and generate design propositions across a diverse range of design scenarios and negotiate final propositions with multiple stakeholders (I.2)
- Ability to rigorously explore, apply and extend multiple representational techniques (P.2)
- Ability to apply and deploy disciplinary learning, with a continuing commitment to professional development (P.3)
- Ability to analyse, formulate and synthesise complex ideas, arguments and rationales and use initiative to explore alternatives (R.2)
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of interior and spatial design precedent and to contextualise one's work within the extended discipline (R.3)
- Ability to reflect on, challenge and interrogate theoretical speculation (R.4)
Contribution to the development of graduate attributes
The term CAPRI is used for the five Design, Architecture and Building faculty graduate attributes. The course content, learning strategies and assessment structure is explicitly designed with these in mind.
C = communication and group work
A = attributes and values
P = practical and professional
R = research and critiques
I = innovation and creativity
Teaching and learning strategies
This subject is structured around 6 x 6-hour sessions, including a gap day in between to allow students to consolidate their knowledge, complete homework and catch up before commencing a new topic. The sessions will take place in studio where students will be taught theories and principles of lighting design that they will later utilise to produce specifically designed tasks. As the subject proceeds over a two-week schedule, students complete daily primary tasks to consolidate skills progressively, leading to activities and assessment tasks related to specific criteria. Studio sessions directly support the development of specialist skills in lighting design and the communication of lighting design ideas.
Feedback during studio sessions provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate iterative understanding. It is the students' responsibility to record and respond to feedback supplied by tutors and peers. Outside studio sessions, students are expected to extend their enquiries and understanding with independent development and annotation of work.
This subject's light design activities provide students with opportunities aligned to industry practices, as well as an understanding of relevant work standards.
Documentation of student progress through daily activities culminates in a final assessment that aims to showcase the formative acquisition of skills. The purpose of creating comprehensive documentation is to consolidate progressive learning and share applications of learning with peers.
Grades, marks and feedback on submitted tasks are provided through ReView.
Content (topics)
This subject addresses the following issues and topics:
- Basic principles of light, electro-magnetic energy, photometry, colorimetry and the units of lighting;
- The past and future development of artificial light sources;
- Basic types and characteristics of electric lamps and controls;
- Basic design, types and characteristics of luminaires and lighting systems;
- Lighting interiors; characteristics of good lighting; spaces, materials and surface characteristics;
- Inter-relationship of materials in the built environment.
- Examination of the new advances in material technologies and related manufacturing processes.
- Exploration of form within an interior space; and
- Examination of the effects of lighting and material technologies on the perception of the form and spatial qualities of interior space.
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Interior lighting project
| Intent: | Design and document a lighting scheme for a given interior space. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 10, 2, 3, 6 and 8 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): C.2, I.2, P.3, R.3 and R.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Case study | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Groupwork: | Group, group and individually assessed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 40% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Assessment task 2: Hands-On Collaborative Lighting Installation
| Intent: | This project investigates the effects of light sources and recycled materials to create a luminaire for installation for a public event. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 4, 7, 8 and 9 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): I.2, P.2, P.3 and R.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Case study | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Groupwork: | Group, group and individually assessed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 40% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Assessment task 3: Daylight Research Project
| Intent: | The goal is to investigate the effects of daylight on a scale model of a public interior space over a period of several weeks at three different times of day. Associated research will involve precedent studies and site visits. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 1, 10, 5 and 9 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): C.2, P.2, R.2 and R.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Laboratory/practical | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Groupwork: | Individual | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 20% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Minimum requirements
The DAB attendance policy requires students to attend no less than 80% of formal teaching sessions (lectures and tutorials) for each class they are enrolled in to remain eligible for assessment.