Studio BA3 (Assemble)

Summary

The work this year will investigate how we can imagine, design and demonstrate the ways in which affordable, low-impact housing on small scale agroecological farms could be built.

Content

Keywords

Low Energy Construction

Natural Materials

Ecological Approaches

Community Housing

Hands-on Making and Experimentation

Collective Work

Learning Prerequisites

Important concepts to start the course

Competency in hand and computer drawing to scale

Accurate and efficient model-making and visualisation techniques

Careful and professional documentation and presentation of work

An interest and engagement in collaboration, collective work and the work of others in the group

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Apply and deploy a range of research skills
• Formulate ideas, analysis, intention, questions
• Realize complete assignments, complete models, drawings and 1-1 prototypes
• Design spaces, structures, models, drawings, prototypes, buildings

Transversal skills

• Communicate effectively with professionals from other disciplines.
• Give feedback (critique) in an appropriate fashion.
• Take responsibility for environmental impacts of her/ his actions and decisions.
• Take feedback (critique) and respond in an appropriate manner.

Expected student activities

Remote forms of research and exploration of a place including the use of archives and literature
Situated research of a place including walks and study visits, hearing presentations from local officials, residents and experts
Design and cultural research culminating in drawing and production of large scale study models and drawings
Collating group materials and documenting work carefully and professionally
Presenting work to internal and external experts and critics
Design and construction of an exhibition

Assessment methods

Enquiry: Engagement in practice informed by comprehensive analysis and evaluation of diverse complex practices, concepts and theories
Knowledge: Critical analysis and synthesis of a range of practical, conceptual and technical knowledge(s)
Process: Experiment and critically evaluate methods, results and their implications in a range of complex and emergent situations
Communication: Articulation of criticality, clarity and depth. Communicating a diverse range of intentions, contexts, sources and arguments appropriate to your audiences
Realisation: Advancing the personal, professional and academic standards of production

Supervision