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9/8/13 Course: BENVGA05: Year 5 Thesis
https://moodle.ucl.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=10533 1/2
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BENVGA05:Year5Thesis
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BENVGA05Year5ThesisCourseCoordinators:
PegRawes(m.rawes@ucl.ac.uk)
MarkSmout(m.smout@ucl.ac.uk)
Modulecredits:45(outof150)
N.B.CLICKONTHETOPICSBUTTONBELOWTOGOTOEACHRESOURCECATEGORY.
Topic1
OutlinedescriptionofthemoduleIntheThesismoduleYear5studentsresearchaspecificareaofarchitecturalinterestthatinformstheirdesignresearchresultinginthesubmissionofa70009000wordThesis.Themodulesupportsstudentsdevelopmentofdifferentresearchapproachesthroughwhichtoundertaketheirstudy,including:humanitiesbasedcriticalandhistoricalanalysisempiricaldatacollectionandanalysissocialsciencemethodologiesiterativedesignresearch,andtechnical/scientificapplications.InTerm1,studentsattendResearchMethodsSeminarstowardssubmittinga2000wordResearchMethodsStudy,andareallocatedaThesisTutortoworkwiththemtowardsthesubmissionoftheThesisatthebeginningofTerm3.
Aims,ObjectivesandLearningOutcomes
Onsuccessfulcompletionofthecourse,eachstudentwillhaveanadvancedunderstandingof,andabilitiesin:
Identification,investigationandcommunicationofaspecificareaofarchitecturalinterest.
Developmentofskillsinreading,evidencebasedresearchandwriting.
Developmentofresearchasacreative,criticalandinventiveactivity.
Theroleofatleastoneofthefollowing:history,theory,criticism,andscienceandtechnologyinarchitecturaldesignresearch.
Augmentationoftheirdesignpracticewithinformedknowledgeoftechnical,historicalandtheoreticalissues.
Topic2
ResearchMethodsStudy
Thissubmissionisa2000wordstudyabouttwoofthesourceslistedbelow.Youwillthereforeneedtoanalyseandthenwriteabouthowthesesourcesdefineandexplaintheirparticular'researchmethod'.Theaimofthestudyistoenableyoutodevelopyourskillsofunderstandingabouthowdifferentmethodsofresearch(e.g.architecturaldesignresearch,history,theory,urbandesign,housing,planning,policy,technologyorenvironmentalapproaches)constructarchitecturalsubjectmattersor'knowledge'.BycompletingtheStudyyoushouldgaininsightinthinkingabouthowyouwilllaterchoosematerialsandknowledgesourcesforyourownThesisresearch.Thefocusofthisstudyistoencourageyoutospendtimethinkingabout,andrespondingto,othersourcesandideas.Inparticular,youareencouragedtoconsiderthefollowingquestionsinwritingyourStudy:
1.Whatkindsofarchitecturalknowledgedothesemethodsresultin?i.e.youwillneedtoexplainwhatkindofarchitecturalknowledgeisconstructedbyeachoftheselectedresources.Themorepreciseyoucanbeindefiningthecriteriathat'makes'thisknowledgerelevanttoarchitecture,thebetteryouwillbeabletoarguehowamethodworks.Foreachpointyoumake,youshouldgiveanexamplefromthesource.
2.Whatkindsoftoolsofanalysis/constructionorpresentationareusedineachmethodtoconstructarchitecturalknowledge?e.g.Dotheyuseimages,text,data,argument,analysisetc.?Howaretheseusedandtowhateffect?Again,themorepreciseyoucanbeinidentifyingtheexactideas/tools,etc.,thebetteryouwillbeabletoarguewhatkindofusetheideashave.
ResearchMethodsStudyResources:
Belowisalistofcategoriesofresources:history,theory,urbandesign,engineering/technology,housing,communityengagement,environmentaldesign,planning,policy,technologyandbiologicalmethods.Youmustchoose2sources,eachonefromadifferentcategory(i.e.donotchoose2fromthesamecategory),andwriteyourStudyusingtheassessmentcriteriabelow.
ResourcesareavailableeitherbyfollowingtheURLlinkorbyclickingontherelevantPDF.
Assessmentcriteria:
Youwillneedtowriteyourstudytodemonstratethefollowingassessmentcriteria:
1.Understandingresearchmethodstechniques.Youwillneedtoexplainwhatkindsoftechniquestheresearchmethodsusetodeveloparchitecturalknowledge.
2.Identifyinghowtheselectedresearchmethodsarerelevanttoyourownareaofarchitecturalinvestigation.
PLEASENOTETHATYOUMUSTNOTWRITEABOUTYOUROWNPROJECTINTHISSTUDY.INSTEAD,YOUNEEDTOEXPLAINWHYTHESETWOSOURCESGENERATEARCHITECTURALKNOWLEDGETHATISRELEVANTTOTHEDISCIPLINE.I.E.YOUEXPLAINHOWTHE2SOURCESDEFINEARCHITECTURE,NOTYOUROWNIDEASORDESIGNWORK.
SchemeofAwardandGradesTheResearchMethodsStudyismarkedaccordingtothefollowinggrades:A=70+%B=6069%C=5059%F=Below50%
N.B.TheresearchmethodsstudymustbepassedfirsttimetogainaDistinctionorMeritintheDegree'sSchemeofAward.
Submissionrequirements:
1.Handin:2A4hardcopiesofthedocument,endofOctober2013(datetobeconfirmed),totheArchitectureSchooloffice,room119.
2.Wordlength2000words(excludingfootnotes).
3.Academicconventions:allsubmissionsmustusefullacademicfootnotingandhaveabibliography.Harvardtextformisrecommendedforthissubmission(Name,date).SeeYear5HandbookThesismoduleforfurtherdetails.
4.Structureandargument:yourabilitytowriteclearly,demonstratingclosereadingsofthematerialwillalsobetakenintoaccountintheassessmentoftheStudy.
Topic3
Resourcecategory:PolicyandGoodPracticeGuidance
a.RIBACaseforSpaceReport:
b.A.J.SummerfieldandR.Lowe:'Challengesandfuturedirectionsforenergyandbuildingsresearch',BuildingResearch&Information(2012),40(4),391400.
Topic4ResourceCategory:Designresearch&EnvironmentalIssues
1.NeerajBhatiaandMayaPrzybylski,'LearningfromEcosystems:TheDeploymentofSoftSystemsintheCanadianArctic',FieldJournal,Vol4,no1(Dec2010),10922.
2.M.ChristineCarlson,JohnKoepke,MrijaP.Hanson,'FromPitsandPilestoLakesandLandscapes:RebuildingMinnesota'sIndustrialLandscapeUsingaTransdisciplinaryApproach',LandscapeJournal:design,planningandmanagementoftheland,Vol30,no1,2011,3552.
Topic5ResourceCategory:ArchitecturalHistory
1.JohnTagg,'TheArchivingMachineor,TheCameraandtheFilingCabinet',GreyRoom,Vol47,Spring2012,2437.
2.RobertElwell,'HowtoLikeEverything:TownscapeandPhotography',TheJournalofArchitecture,17:5,2012,67189.
Topic6ResourceCategory:Architecturaltheory
1.MaartenDelbeke,'MannerismandmeaninginComplexityandContradictioninArchitecture',TheJournalofArchitecture,vol.15,no3,2010,26782.
2.PeterEisenman,'CriticalArchitectureinaGeopoliticalWorld'(1995),ArchitectureBeyondArchitecture,CynthiaC.Davidson,andIsmailSerageldin,eds.London:AcademyEditions.
Topic7Resourcecategory:BuildingEngineeringandTechnology
1.PhilipOldfield,DarioTrabuccoandAntonyWood,'Fiveenergygenerationsoftallbuildings:anhistoricalanalysisofenergyconsumptioninhighrisebuildings',TheJournalofArchitecture,Vol14,no5(2009),591613.
2.I.Chand,P.K.Bhargava,N.L.V.Krishak,'StudyoftheInfluenceofaPelmentTypeWindDeflectoronIndoorAirMotion',BuildingScience,Vol10(1975),2315.
ThesisSeminarFeb2013
RIBACaseforSpace
Summerfield&Lowe
Bhatia&Przybylski
CarlsonKoepkeHanson
JohnTagg
RobertElwall
Delbeke
Eisenman
OldfieldTrabuccoWood
Chand,Bhargava,Krishak
9/8/13 Course: BENVGA05: Year 5 Thesis
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Topic8
ResourceCategory:Communitybasedfieldwork
1.BronwynHayward,'Let'sTalkabouttheWeather:DecenteringDemocraticDebateaboutClimateChange',Hypatia,23:3(Summer2008),7998.
2.MaraGittleman,KelliJordan,EricBrelsford,'UsingCitizenSciencetoQuantifyCommunityGardenCropYields',CitiesandEnvironment,Vol5,no1,article4,114.
Topic9ResourceCategory:Biologicalmaterialsandmethods
1.PederAnker,'TheBauhausofNature',Modernism/Modernity,Vol12,No2,April2005:22951.
2.M.Hakimelahi,MRAMoghaddam,andSHHashemi,'BiologicalTreatmentofWastewaterContaininganAzoDyeUsingMixedCultureinAlternatingAnaerobic/AerobicSequencingBatchReactors',BiotechnologyandBioprocessEngineering,Vol17,2012:87580.
Topic10ResourceCategory:Housing
1.SRJu,S.OmarandYEKo,'ModernizationoftheVernacularMalayHouseinKampongBharu,KualaLumpur',JournalofAsianArchitectureandBuildingEngineering,May2012,Vol11,no1:95102.
2.GeorgeDemiris&BrianHensel,''SmartHomes'forPatientsattheendoflife',JournalofHousingfortheElderly,Vol23,no12,2009:10615.
Topic11ResourceCategory:UrbanDesignandPlanning
1.JeffryMDiefendorf,'ReconstructingDevastatedCities:EuropeafterWorldWarIIandNewOrleansafterKatrina',JournalofUrbanDesign,Vol13,no3,2009:37797.
2.RobertFreestone,'RoyalCommissions,planningreformandSydneyimprovement19081909',PlanningPerspectives,Vol21,no3,2006:21331.
BronwynHayward
GittlemanJordanBrelsford
PederAnker
BiotechnologyWastewater
VernacularMalaysianHousing
SmartHomesElderly
UrbanDesignWW2&Katrina
SydneyPlanning
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