SEMESTER 4
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS) IN ARCHITECTURE
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IV
In Semester 4, themed “engaging environment and community”, the studio explores design by harnessing environmental qualities and conditions for human and environmental sustainability through a project with a specific community of users within a given context.
SUSTAINABLE LIVING
The teaching objective of the module is to introduce students to a range of historical and contemporary materials illustrating some key themes in the conceptual framework/model/planning of sustainable living in cities. To allow the students to explore issues of space, form and their relationship to aspects of the use and cultural meaning.
ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL CONSTRUCTION
This module introduces the principles and practices of construction technology for long-span and tall buildings. It focuses on the construction systems of the basement, building façade and envelope systems as well as steel construction. It also covers the new and recent construction technologies and systems including modular construction (MC) and Industrialised Building Systems (IBS).