UNACCEPTABLE COMBINATIONS OF SUBJECTST

SCHEDULE II: SCHEDULE II: THE ORDINARY DEGREE

I. A CANDIDATE FOR THE ORDINARY DEGREE SHALL ATTEND COURSES AND SATISFY EXAMINERS IN NINE SUBJECTS OR THE

6. UNACCEPTABLE COMBINATIONS OF SUBJECTST

(a) No candidate will be permitted to count for the degree any subject, together with any other subject, which, in the opinion ofthe Faculty, contains a substantial amount ofthe same material; and no subject may be counted twice towards the degree.

(b) No candidate may present the same half-subject, section ofa subject, unit ofa subject or option, in more than one subject for the degree.

(c) No candidate may present RS33 Urban and Landscape Design Studies IIIA and RS43 Urban and Landscape Design Studies IIIB for the degree.

f-The restrictions contained within^clauses 3, 4 an-d 5 ofschedule I ofthe degree ofBachelor ofArts (see Contenß) shall apply to candidates enrolled for the degree of Bachelor of Architectu¡al Studies.

,7.

STUDY FOR THE DEGREES OF LL.B.

AND

B.ARCH.ST.

CONCURRENTLY

Candidates who wish to study for the degrees of LL.B. and B.A¡ch.St., concurrently should take their subjects according to the scheme outlined in the notes following the schedules of the degree of Bachelor of Laws (see Contents). This would entail all of the subjects prescribed lor the LL.B. degree and the compulsory subjects listed in Schedule II ofthe B.A¡ch.St. degree plus one second-year and one third-year subject listed in Schedule I.

SCHEDULE III: THE HONOURS DEGREE

A candidate who wishes to proceed to the Honours degree must, before enrolment, obtain the approval of the Chairman of the Department of Architecture.

A candidate for the Honours degree shall attend classes regularly and pass examinations in the subject RS99 Honours Architectural Studies* which shall be a combination of two such parts of subjects as may be approved from time to time by the Faculty of Architecture and Planning.

A candidate may, subject to the approval ofthe Faculty ofArchitecture and Planning in each case, include in the combined subject RS99, part ofa subject taught in a department in another faculty; such candidates must consult the chairman of the department con- cerned and apply in writing by 30 November ofthe year preceding the proposed Honoun year,

to

the Registrar seeking the approval of the Chairman of the Department of Architecture.

The work of the Honou¡s year may not be commenced before a candidate is qualified for the Ordinary degree; and must be completed in one year of full-time study, save that on the recommendation of the Chairman of the Department, the Faculty may permit a

candidate to spread the work over two years but not more, under such conditions as the Faculty may determine.

The names ofthe candidates who are awarded honours shall be published in alphabetical orde¡ as appropriate in the prescribed classes and divisions.

*Infomation on the approved subjects from which the prescribed combinat¡on may be chosen shall be advised in the preceding year by the Depalment o[Archilecture

The subjects to be oflered in a particular year will d€pend upon the availability ofstaff.

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DEGREE OF

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES

SYLLABUSES

Text-books:

Students are expected to have their own copies oItext-books; but they are advised to await advice from the lecturer concerned belore buying any particular book. Only the ^pre- scribed edition of any text-book should be bought. Books marked

*

are available in paperback editions.

Reference books:

Although lists of books and journals for relerence purposes are regarded as important, details have not been included in this Volume. These

will

however be issued lrom time to time by the Department of Architecture. It is hoped that all books and journals _set for relerence will be available to be consulted in the Barr Smith Library.

Communication competence:

In the course of essay, tutorial and project work, the students are expected to increase their competence in the use of oral, written and visual communication.

Examinations:

For each subject students may obtain lrom the department concemed details of the examination in that subject including the relative weights given to the components (e.g.

such ofthe following as are relevant: assessments, term or mid-year tests, essays or other written or practical work, final written examinations, ^viva voce examinations).

FIRST-YEAR COMPULSORY SUBJECTS.

RS01 Building Studies I.

This is a full subject in the year when a student normally undertakes four subjects; it is

therefore equivalent to one-quarter ofthe student's load.

Two l-hour lectures and two other hours weekly throughout the year. Occasional site visits.

The syllabus divides into the following sections:

l.

Dev¡loptr,I¡Nr or Butrolxcs.

The historical development of building forms in response to structural theory, building science and construction technology.

2.

^'lttg BurlorNc Ixousrr.Y.

The building industry in Australia, its role in the national economy; the ^processes that produce buildings; the role of owner, designer, builders and manufacturers; communica- tions within the industry--drawings, specifications, t¡ade literature.

3.

Ts¡

Pennonu¡.Ncs CoNcepr.

Develops the concepts of performance requirements and performance criteria in response to user needs.

4.

Et¡vtnoNuENT ÀND Butt-olncs.

The building as shelter and hlter in response to environmental circumstances; climatic zones and pre-literate shelte¡s. Environmental factors; solar radiation, sunlight and daylight, wind, rain and damp, intrusions such as noise. Performance criteria. Units of measurement. Temperature measurement and analysis.

5. Pnooucrron or ButLorNcs nNo EcoNolr¡rc Lrn¡ op BurltrNcs.

Order of work on the site, and associated builders' plant. Building systems. Workshops and factories. Factory production of component parts. Characteristic times taken and distribution ofconstruction costs. Life-time costs in buildings.

6. BurlolNc Srnucrunts.

The nature, function and form

ol

structures. Loads on buildings and other urban structures.

Equilibrium

ol

forces, resultants and reactions

at

supports. Analysis

of

pinjointed structure. Materials and their behaviour under load; stress and strain. Failure and instability. Axially loaded members.

7. THE Fu¡.¡cuoNs _oF rr¡E BurrorNc Fnsnrc.

The t¡aditional nature of large and small buildings, and altenlatives which have been used

or ^proposed. Typical production documents.

Several approaches

will

be used-such as functional categories (houses, offrces, etc.), building elements and components (roof, windows, etc.) and themes (rain exclusion, insulation, etc.). Essential services in buildings will be relerred to.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting for course work and tests made clear.

Text-books: *Burberry, P., Environment and services (Batsford); Cowan,

H. J.,

^The masterbuilders (Wiley); Foster, J. 5., Structure and Fabric (Batsford); *Gordon, J. E., Structures, or why things don'tfall down (Peliczn paperback, or Plenum),

"A

witty ^yet highly informative account of the general principles which underlie

all

structures.";

Harper, D.R., Building the process and the product (Construction Press); Hutton, J.,

Building and conslruction in Australia (Cheshire); Konya,

4.,

Design prÌmer

for

^hot climates (Architectural Press); Shaeffer, R. E., Building structures (Prentice-Hall); OR

*Hodgkinson, A. (ed.), A. J. Handbook of building structures (Architectural Press); OR

*Morgan, W., The elements of stucture,2nd edition (Pitman).

RSll Design Studies I.

One

l-hour

lecture,

two

l-hour tutorials and one 2-hour workshop session weekly throughout the year. Occasional excursions.

The nature ofDesign: development ofan appreciation ofthe concept ofdesign in terms

of a model relating the factors inherent

in

design; its physical and semantic purposes (ends), seen in Íhetr contexts (i.e. considering both physical and semantic implications of users and environments), and the material, technological and cultural means available lor their realisation.

Architectural Design considered in relation to other acts of design as varied as landscape, industrial, engineering and graphic design, music, theatre, choreography, etc.

Design compared and contrasted with art, craft, invention and science, to explore the ways in which Design is distinguishable f¡om the others.

Examination

ol

certain problem notions well known to designers: e.g. the notion ol functionalism; the apparent conflict between the utilitarian and the semantic; the relationships between art, craft and Design (the Bauhaus, etc.); the notions of"good" and

"bad" Design; the puzzle ofcreativity.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting for course work and tests made clear.

Text-books: ^xHeskett, J.,Industríal design (Thames and Hudson); *Papanek, Y., Design þrtherealworld(Paladin);*Pile,J., Design(IJniversityofMassachusettsPress); Pye,D.,

The nature and aesthetics ofdesign (Barrie and Jenkins).

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FIRST-YEAR ELECTIVE SUBJECTS.

In

addition to the lollowing elective ^subjects, which are taken

in

the Department of Architecture, and which will be

o

^rolments

quotâs as may be imposed,

electi

^{e in depa}

and from other institutions.

Deta

^{may be o}

ment of Architecture. ^(See also schedule I')

RS2L History

^and

Theories of Architecture I.

Two l-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial weekly throughout the year. ^Occasional excursl0ns.

Ax.cgtr¡ctuns or NtNsrs¡Nrn ^¡.No

Tw¡uurru

^CnNrunrcs'

Studies in history related to architecture ofthe nineteenth and twentieth ^centuries with

"-pttasrs upon iheories concerning the nature of architecture. Aust¡alian architecture will be the subject ofone portion ofthe ^course.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting lor course work and tests made clear'

Text-books: *Banham, R., Theory and design

in

the

first

machine age (Architectural Press); *Dixon, R., and Muthesius, 5.,

Victoria

^s

*Jencks, C., Modern movements in architecture

architecture (-Îhames and Hudson); *Freeland, J'

M

^r

RS3L Art History

^and

^Theories.

Two l-hour lectures and one l-hour tutorial weekly throughout the year. ^Occasional excursl0ns.

Vrsu¡.1 Anrs lN

rs¡

TwENrIern C¡¡vrunv.

The course will introduce students to some of the leading ideas and manifestations of art . The term "visual art" is

broadly

^{ding film,}

posters, performance and the

arts

^{as well as}

architecture (though architecture

i

^{n another}

subject, RS21).

Guest Lecturers (both artists and ^scholars)

will

be invited to contribute to the topic ^as opportunities arise.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting for ^course work and tests made clear.

Text-books: Arnason, H. H., A history ^{of modern} art ('lhames and Hudson); *Hamilton, G.H., Painting and'sculpture in Europe 1880-1940 (Pelican history of art). ^(Penguin);

*Chipp,

H.8.,

Theoríes of modern ar¡ (California U.P').

RS41 Visual Communication.

The course is planned to increase the visual literacy of students through the.study

ol

⁽ I ) The nature of vision and perception; (2) Interpretation of visual information; (3) The characteristics of visual images and (4) The t¡ansmission of visual messages.

The course consists of one 2-hour lecture session weekly throughout the ^year and one 3-hour tutorial session weekly in the thi¡d term only.

In addition to essays, experiments and projects are undertaken to study the effectiveness and uses of visual óommunications. Topics are selected to suit both the analytically ^and also the creatively minded ^students.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting for ^course work and tests made clear.

Text-books: Bloomer,

M.,

Principles of visual perception (van Nostrand Reinhold);

*Hanks K., and Belliiton,.L.,

Driw

(Katfrnann); McKim, P.'H., Experienc-e-s-in visual thinking (Brooks/Cole); ^Sless, D., Visual thinking (Jniversity ^of Adelaide' 5UV Radio).

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SECOND-YBAR COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

AND

HALF-SUBJECTS.

RS0H Building Studies IIH.

A half-subject in the year when a student normally undertakes three subjects; equivalent to one-sixth olthe student's load.

l. Burlorlc

Scl¡r.¡cs.

Fifteen l-hour lectures, filteen 2-hour sessions ollaboratory or tutorials.

rstanding ol absorption, considered).

Thermal, lighting and acoustic. factors

affectinC in

buildings, including human physiology and thermal

comfort

visual condi_

tions; elementary acoustics and noise control

(incl

riats).

2.

Srnucrun¡.1 B¡sevroun eNo Tunonv, n¡¡ INrnooucrroN.

Eighteen l-hour lectures, eighteen hours ollaboratory and tutorials.

Design of beams; column design

in

timber, steel and concrete; structural systems for buildings; framed structures and trusses. Choice of forms and selection of matérials; cost

criteria. Fire resistance of structural members.

(Tutorial and laboratory classes are used to demonstrate behaviour of beams made with various materials, and to apply lecture material to the design ofbeams.)

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting for course work and tests made clear.

Text-boo

ontrol of indoor climate (pergamon); Shaeffer, R. E,,

Building lD;

OR *Hodgkinson,

A.

^(eã.), A.'J. _Handbook

if buildíng

Press); Konyá,

A.,

Design' piimer

for

hot climaõs (Architec

RS12 Design Studies II.

A full subject constituting one third ofthe year's work.

Two

l_-hour lectures, one 1-hour tutorial and one 3-hour workshop session weekly throughout the year.

of architectu¡al designing. It itects' work, the constituents

design aids and the roles of

nts,

use¡s, clients and the Theoretical models

of

various aspec

creativity, planning, production of

sequences. Such models are compared

The ^process of evaluation as. part-of the design process is also discussed, including a

critical examination of a number of buildings.

Assessment methods in this subject

will

be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting for course work and tests màde clear.

Text-book: Broadbent, G., Design in architecture (Wiley).

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SECOND-YEAR ELECTIVE SUBJBCTS.

In

addition to the following elective subjects, which are taken

in

the Department of Architecture, and which will be offered as staffand enrolments allow and subject to such quotâs as may be imposed, electives are also available in departments in other faculties and lrom other institutions. Details of these electives may be obtained from the Depart- ment of Architecture. ^(See also schedule I.)

RSIH Building Construction IIH.

A half-subject comprising one 1-hou¡ lecture and two other hours a week. Assessment by work submitted during the year.

The economic aspects of project planning and control. Economic performance, methods of estimating initial cost, recurring costs, outgoings, valuation tables, costs-in-use, con- struction economics, competitive bidding, investment evaluation, discounted ^cash flow techniques, cost/benefit analysis, valuation ^practice.

Assessment methods in this half-subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting for course work and tests made clear.

Text-books: *Ferry, D. J., Cost planníng of buildings (Crosby Lockwood); ^*Stone, P. ,{.,

Building

design evaluation-costs-in-use (Methuen); *Oxley,

R., and

Poskitt, J., Management techniques applied to the construction industy (Graflada); *Bathurst, _{P. E.,} and Butler,

D.

A'., Building cost control lechniques and economics (Heinemann).

RS2H Building

Science

IIH.

A half-subject comprising one I -hour lecture and two hours of laboratory work or tutorial session each week over three terms. The syllabus is arranged to llow on from earlier wo¡k

in

Building Studies

IIH

^(RS0FÐ. Over three terms the main topics, with emphasis on scientific methods, are:

L

External envi¡onment: measurements and instruments. Solar radiation and daylight.

2.

Behaviour of materials: especially in relation to moisture.

3. Intemal environment: thermal, visual and acoustic aspects.

Laboratory work and experimental ^projects

will

be undertaken in the Building Science Laboratory.

Assessment methods in this half-subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting for course work and tests made clear.

NR1H Building Structures IIH.

[This elective half-subject will not be ofle¡ed this year.]

RS5H Computer Methods in Architecture IIH.

A total of4 hours weekly oflectures and practical work sessions throughout the year.

This subject is designed to convey an understanding olthe ^elements olcomputer methods as a practical tool, as well as to teach the production of useful softwa¡e for business, technical and research purposes. Adequate maths

will

be assumed (found within the syllabuses of Matriculation Mathematics I and II).

Algorithmic ^processes and languages, (Basic and Fort¡an 77). Computer organisation, interactive and batch processing. Nature of statistics and related concepts. Descriptive parameters and sampling. Elementary programming for architectural ^purposes.

Assessment methods in this half-subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting for course work and tests made clear.

RS4H Design Studies IIH.

A halfsubject, available as an elective for students wishing to extend their experience of the subject, Design Studies.

3 hours per week including lectu¡es, seminars and some practical work sessions.

This subject studies the simila¡ities and differences in creating and depicting hypothetical const¡uctions by verbal, spatial and lormal means. It explains the nature ofarchitectural designing in reìation to creative activity in the afts and sciences, and examines in detail theories of the nature ol creativity.

Assessment methods in this half-subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting lor course work and tests made clea¡.

RS22 History

and

Theories of Architecture II.

Two l-hour lectures and one l-hour tutorial weekly throughout the year. Occasional excurslons.

B¡.cxcnou¡ro

lxo

CoNrExr ro Asp¡crs on NrNnrs¡Nru nN¡ TweNrreru Csurunr¡s.

A topic is chosen which has a I 9th and/or 20th centuries manifestation, but also an earlier occurrence in history. The topic will vary lrom time to time

This year the topic is Cr-rsslclsrr¡ ¡No N¡oclnssrcrsv.

It

studies classicist architecture from the I 5th century to the 20th, with particular emphasis upon Italian renaissance and

upon l9th centu¡y classicism. Australian examples are included.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting for course work and tests made clear.

Text-books: *Dixon, R., and Muthesius,S., I¡ictorian architecture (Thames and Hudson);

*Murray,

P.,

The archilecture

of

the

ltalian

renaissance (Thames and Hudsor);

*Summerson. J., The classical language ofarchitecnu'e (Thames and Hudson).

RS92 Urban and Landscape Design Studies II.

An average of two I -hour lectures and one 2 -ho ur practical wo¡k session throughout the year. with supplementary seminars.

This course is complementary to Design Studies, addressing itsellto urban areas and to landscape design.

Lectures on the History of Urban A¡eas and ol Landscape Design will lorm a significant part ofthe course.

As

with RSll

Design Studies

I

and

RSl2

Design Studies

II

the emphasis is upon examining how the environment becomes what

it is-the

processes, the materials, the people. the concepts and theories.

Studio work and site visits wilì be used as background experience, the process rather than the product being emphasised.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an earìy time in the year, and the weighting lor course work and tests made clear.

THIRD-YEAR CONIPULSORY SUBJECT.

RS13 Design and Building Studies III.

The ovelall theme in this subject is Design, Building and the Community.

Several weekly seminars, with lectures as appropriate. Site visits

will

be arranged, and may involve living costs.

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P¡.nr

A.

^Drsrcr'l lNo D¡crsroN-Mnrns,

rr

rne UnsnN Scer-n.

Architectural design and urban design, considered for their place

in

the Australian community.

Examines the way in which urban environments arrive at what they are. The realities of commissioning, of construction, and ol the marketing of materials. The industries and professions involved in the built environment. Government, and legislative roles. Other decision makers.

The ways in which the outcome is satisfactory or unsatisfactory for the community, and what alternative processes there might be.

P,qnr

B.

Pnvsrc¡,r- Aspecrs oE DEsroN, nr rH¡ Unn,cN Sc,{Le.

Architectural design related

to the

principles

of

^Building Construction, Building Structures and Building Science.

This sectìon ofthe syllabus is intended to enable those students who may not ^proceed to the degree of Bachelor of Architecture to take an important step in examining the technical parameters surrounding design.

It

builds on RS01 Building Studies

I

and RSOH Building Studies

IIH,

goes

a

little further with the topics of that subject, but especially

it

examines ways

in

which they relate to the design process. The extent to which technical aspects determine the nature ofbuildings, or otherwise, is studied.

Three sub-themes are introduced in Part B:

81. Tu¡

Uns,A.N ENvrr.oNnr¡Nr.

Climate and microclimate of cities and urban spaces, including such matters as daylight, solar access and shadowing; wind and rain among tall buildings; urban ^noise problems;

environmental impact of essential services.

B.2.

Tr¡r BurlorNc lNousrnv.

The demography of the industry, and its position in society; suburban builders compared with major building contractors; related and surrounding activities such as manufactur- ing, supply, distribution, sales and promotion. The Australian situation compared with that in other countries. Methods of estimating demand for building materials and services.

Some socio-technical aspects: relationship

of

buiiding resou¡ces (labour, skills and materials) to regional design characteristics.

83.

Er.tclNeenlNc Desrcr..l.

Two hours oflectures andlor tutorials weekly throughout halfthe year.

Topics to be chosen, lrom the following;

The role

olthe

engineer in the design team. Engineering methodology. Water manage- ment in architectu¡e and in relation to urban structure. Engineering services in buildings and in the urban environment. Urban traffic and transportation engineering. Simplihed design methods lor buildings and components in timber, steel and concrete.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting lor course work and tests made clear.

THIRD-YEAR ELECTIVE SUBJECTS,

In

addition to the lollowing elective subjects, which are taken

in

the Department of Architecture, and which will be offered as staffand enrolments allow and subject to such quotas as may be imposed, electives are also available in departments in other faculties and from other institutions. Details of these electives may be obtained lrom the Depart- ment of Achitecture. (See also schedule I.)

RS63 Building Science III.

[This elective subject will not be offered this year.]