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2015
Trimester 2 COURSE OUTLINE
ARCI 312
Architectural Design Integration
GENERAL
Trimester 2; 30 points
ASSESSMENT
100% internal by two design projects, a seminar and a test.
Note: Any hand-in dates scheduled in the exam period are tentative until the official exam timetable is available.
CLASS TIMES AND LOCATIONS
LECTURES: Monday and Thursday 9:30 – 10:20 Room: VS_LT1
STUDIO: Monday and Thursday 10:30 – 13:30 Room VS_323 (Second and Third Year Studio)
FINAL ASSESSMENT: Will be held in the Trimester Two examination period 23 October – 14 November
COORDINATORS
Daniele Abreu e Lima
Room: 3.05B
Phone: 463-6292
Office Hours: by appointment
Email: [email protected] (available all tutorials so, please just e-mail urgent matters)
Andrew Charleson
Room: 2.12
Phone: 463-6222
Office Hours: by appointment
Email: [email protected] (available all tutorials so, please just e-mail urgent matters)
Tutor details will be provided at start of the course.
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COMMUNICATION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Any changes or additions to this Course Outline will be discussed and agreed with the class, and conveyed through Blackboard or
via email to all students enrolled in the course. Changes to submission dates for items of assessment cannot occur without
permission from the Head of School.
PRESCRIPTION
Studio-based design projects explore the relationship between architectural concepts, structural systems, materials
and construction techniques, integrating knowledge gained in the construction course. Design is presented as an
integrated problem-solving process which results in a creative synthesis of concept, aesthetics, function and
technology.
COURSE CONTENT
ARCI 312 is a 30 point course, the final design studio of the Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS) degree. As such,
the course integrates not only the theoretical and practical knowledge developed in previous years, but it also
addresses the complexities of designing within multicultural and cross-cultural contexts. Given that architectural
setting, the focus of this course is the integration of technologies, and especially structure, with architecture.
During the course, students will design two medium-scale architectural projects, beginning with research preceding
the development of a concept to the resolution of architectural form, architectural planning and structural layout.
Special emphasis is placed upon gaining an increased understanding of structural systems and the integration of
structure with architectural design. The course simulates the demands and restraints of architectural practice where
integration of architectural design and technologies occur on a day-to-day basis. Architectural design is considered
as an integrated problem-solving process which is to result in a creative synthesis of concept, aesthetics, function
and technology.
Throughout the two design projects of this course, students are to develop architectural proposals that increase in
complexity and take into account functionality, architectural planning and structure in response to the concept they
develop, along with particular cultural and social realities. In the first project, students design an Earthquake
Museum in Wellington. The second project comprises a new New Zealand School of Music, also on a site in
Wellington.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
ARCI 312 is a studio/lecture-based design course which addresses the architectural implications of structure, site,
performance, meaning, form and aesthetics. Projects will examine the social context and technological systems
within which buildings are conceived, structured and inhabited. In doing so, ARCI 312 will continue to develop
knowledge and skills acquired in previous core Architectural Design courses.
It is expected that by the end of the course students should be able to:
1. Use structure and construction to generate an initial design concept.
2. Make informed decisions about structure and construction as part of an integrated process of design
development.
3. Identify connections between formal and spatial composition, function, structure, construction materials
and building technologies.
4. Apply strategies for resolving contradictions that arise between various aspects of a design.
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GRADUATE SKILLS
Graduate Skills
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Knowledge
Information literacy
Creative and Critical Thinking
Problem solving
Critical evaluation
Work autonomously
Creativity and innovation
Communication
Effective communication (written)
Effective communication (oral)
Effective communication (graphic)
Work effectively in a team setting
Leadership
Ethical behaviour in social / professional / work environments
Responsible, effective citizenship
Commitment to responsibilities under the Treaty of Waitangi
TEACHING FORMAT
ARCI 312 is a studio course with regular lectures. The studio component consists of two design projects of increasing
architectural complexity. Each focuses on different structural materials: in the first project students will develop
their concept and design using reinforced concrete as primary structure. In the second project, the primary structure
will be either timber or steel.
In parallel with the progression of the design projects, lectures mainly on Structures, but also on other architectural
issues, provide knowledge to be incorporated into the design projects. In addition, a series of tutorial group based
seminars cover various topics. These include research for design, development of form and architecture-structure
integration precedents.
ARCI 312 comprises two one-hour lectures and two three-hour studio sessions per week. The lectures and the studio
sessions are inextricably linked. There are three types of lectures:
Project Introductions explaining project objectives and providing practical advice for student design projects.
Structures lectures providing advanced knowledge of structure to be applied in the design projects.
Thematic lectures which address practical architectonic issues such as building planning and programme.
The studio sessions involve small and tutor group tutorials, and one hour tutor group seminars. In the seminars,
groups of one or two students present briefly on specific research outcomes based on two themes. First, students
will present in each tutor group two seminars on research for design and development of architectural form. Then, in
the following four seminars, students will report on precedents of architecture-structural integration from the book
Structure as Architecture: a source book for architects and structural engineers.
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During most tutorials there will be exercises that the students will do in their tutorial group or sometimes together
as a class. There will be also workshops that will help the students more quickly achieve the tasks they will be asked
to develop in their project. Namely, there will be a paper models workshop to improve understanding of
architectonic composition, a workshop with a bubble scheme to practice architectonic planning and to arrange
spaces within the site footprint, and peer reviews to improve shared learning.
In each of the two design projects, professional structural engineers will provide consulting advice to small groups of
students to help them resolve their structures.
Generally, there is no assessed Group Work in this course except for some pairs of students who will present a
Seminar together.
MANDATORY COURSE REQUIREMENTS
MCRs are requirements, in addition to achieving a pass grade, that students must meet in order to pass a course.
The mandatory course requirements for this course are below:
Achieve a minimum of 40% in the test to demonstrate achievement of Course Learning Objectives 1 and 2,
independently of any external assistance.
Attend at least 80% of all tutorials to benefit in shared learning and to develop the attributes reflected in
Course Learning Objectives 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Any student who is concerned that they have been (or might be) unable to meet any of the MCRs because of
exceptional personal circumstances, should contact the course coordinator as soon as possible.
WORKLOAD
You should expect to spend of around 300 hours on this course, including both scheduled class time and
independent study. Typically this involves around 20 hours per week during the twelve teaching weeks, with the
balance of 60 hours during the mid-trimester break, and Crit week,
Attendance and participation is an important aspect of the learning process, and you are expected to attend all the
lectures and tutorials. If extraordinary circumstances arises that require you to be absent from some class sessions,
you should discuss the situation with a Course Coordinator as soon as possible. Please check out the link below with
information on Studio Courses: www.victoria.ac.nz/fad/faculty-administration/current-students#studioculturepolicy
ASSESSMENT
The course is internally assessed. Assignments are assessed and graded A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D, E, (where C-
is a PASS). The final grade for the course is based on the aggregation of the percentage marks for each of the
assignments, and a final grade of C- or better is required to pass the course.
As this course is an integrated studio the final course grade is made up of the two subject areas being integrated.
The allocation of marks from the two disciplines, Architectural Design and Structures, is shown in the table below.
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Project 1 Project 2 Seminar Test Total marks
% of Course mark 35 35 10 20 100
Architectural Design 20 20 5 5 50
Structures 15 15 5 15 50
In order to achieve the desired balance in the marks awarded to both Architectural design and Structures, each design
project has five equally weighted assessment criteria:
Design and Critical Engagement
Planning, spatial and formal outcomes, evidence of research and reflection
Design
Architectural qualities including richness and complexity
Structure
Appropriateness, materiality and adequacy for gravity and lateral loads as outlined in an appended structural report
Design and Structure
Use of structure to express the design concept at different scales including structural configuration and structural detailing
as evident from architectural drawings
Communication
Quality and clarity of presentation.
The School has a long tradition of providing critical review of student work as it progresses especially in design projects.
For further information, please refer to the Website below. www.victoria.ac.nz/fad/faculty-administration/current-
students/faqs#criticalreview
Critical Review: May take place during the development phases of a project as well as at the time of the final submission.
Its purpose is to identify strengths and weaknesses in the work and to offer suggestions to generally encourage the
student. An encouraging critical review does not necessarily mean a good assessment result.
Assessment: May take place at a stage in a project or on final submission (or both). Its purpose is to value the work in
terms of the objectives stated in the handout and to express this as a mark. Moderation of all assessment is undertaken at
the end of each hand-in, involving a wider group of staff than the immediate lecturers in the course. This process ensures
fairness.
NOTE: In order to ensure equity, hand-in dates cannot be modified. A hand-in date cannot be changed without
permission from the Head of School.
The assessments contribute towards the final course grade as follows:
Project 1: Structural report and model due 20 August 15 %
Integrated design presentation due 10 Sept 20%
Project 2: Structural report and model due 15 Oct 15%
Integrated design presentation due 27 Oct (tba) 20 %
Seminar submission date varies 10 %
Test 5 Oct 20 %
Total 100%
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The submission requirements and assessment criteria for the two projects and the seminar will be mentioned in detail in
their hand-outs.
All marks posted during this course are only provisional results until confirmed by the School Examiners Committee which
meets after the examination period.
The submission requirements and assessment criteria for the two projects are as follows:
Projects 1 and 2: (70%)
Submission Requirements:
Integrated architectural design and plans for an Earthquake Museum and a School of Music
Reports and working models of the structural systems for the two design projects
Projects 1 and 2 Assessment Criteria CLO(s)
Structural adequacy and integration with the architectural design 1,2,3,4
Quality of architectural design including clarity of communication 1,2,3,4
Seminar (10%)
Submission Requirements:
Present a seminar on a given topic and hand out a summary of it
Assessment Criteria CLO(s)
Breadth of content and clarity of presentation 1,3
Degree of engagement of group 1,3
Test (20%)
Submission Requirements:
Sit the final test
Assessment Criteria CLO(s)
Understanding and application of information presented in lectures and readings 1,2
SUBMISSION AND RETURN OF WORK
All work submitted for assessment must be accompanied by an ASSESSMENT DECLARATION FORM.
You are responsible for ensuring your work is submitted on time and in the required format.
All hand-ins, including work submitted after the deadline, must be submitted to the Hand-in folder on the R-Drive. This
is a School of Architecture requirement to ensure that student work is appropriately archived.
Work submitted late must be submitted to the Course Coordinator.
Late submissions will be penalised as set out below, unless an extension is approved by the Course Coordinator. A
submission is considered late if either the hard or electronic copy is not submitted on time.
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EXTENSIONS
In the event of illness or other extraordinary circumstances that prevent you from submitting and/or presenting a piece
of work on time, or that you feel adversely affect the quality of the work you submit, you should complete an
Application for Extension form (available from the Faculty Office, or online) for Administrator Asmaa Bouhalba to
approve before the hand-in date. You will also need to provide suitable evidence of your illness or other
circumstances. Please also advise your tutor. In an emergency, or if you are unable to contact Asmaa, you should
advise your tutor and the Course Coordinator of your situation. Refer to additional information about extensions on
Blackboard.
PENALTIES
For work that arrives late without an approved extension, the following penalty will be applied: 5% immediately, then
5% for every subsequent 24 hours including weekends.
REQUIRED MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
Students will need to provide all materials and equipment as necessary for the completion of required work. Please
check the website link below for general requirements:
www.victoria.ac.nz/fad/faculty-administration/current-students/faqs#materialsandequipment
SET TEXTS
The text “Seismic design for architects: outwitting the quake” is a prescribed text since it will be referred to often in
lectures and significant sections will be student readings. (It will also be an essential text in ARCI 421 next year.) Each
student should acquire a copy. It is available from Vicbooks. Students can order on the Vicbooks website and have
the option of selecting Te Aro Campus as the delivery point. Orders are delivered to the technical shop in the Schools
of Architecture and Design for collection. A text message is sent by Vicbooks to students notifying them when their
order is ready for pick up. There is no cost to students who select this delivery option.
RECOMMENDED READING
Refer to the Recommended Reading list on Blackboard.
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SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS Week
Month
Day Date Lecture 9:30 – 10:20
Studio 10:30 – 13:30
Comments
Week 29 July
M 13 Intro Seminars and Project 1
Intro and choice of seminars + paper model workshop (concept form)
Trimester 2 begins Students have to finish tutorial with 5 paper models done
TU 14
W 15
TH 16 Seismic design 1 Tutorial Students have to bring 5 extra conceptual models to the tutorial
F 17
Week 30 July
M 20 Seismic design 2 Seminar A1 Students have to bring 5 extra conceptual models to the tutorial
TU 21
W 22
TH 23 Architectural form and structure
Seminar B1 Students have to bring 5 extra conceptual models to the tutorial and present the total of 20 models in an orderly way and select the form to be developed
F 24 This is the last date that you can withdraw from a Tri 2 course with a full fees refund
Week 31 July
M 27 Concrete 1 Seminar B2 + Bubble Scheme workshop
Bubble Scheme workshop. Students will be asked to prepare material for the following tutorial – Speed Crit.
TU 28
W 29
TH 30 Concrete 2 Seminar B3 + Speed Crit
Speed Crit: the students have to bring all material produced in the course so far on a A3 base, there is no limitation of how many A3s to bring.
F 31
Week 32 August
M 3 Seismic design 3 Seminar B4
TU 4
W 5
TH 6 Seismic design 4 Structural tutorials and normal tutorials
F 7
Week 33 August
M 10 Visual presentation Tutorial + Assessment Crit
Assessment Crit: students will anonymously assess other group’s work using the same evaluation sheet to be used in their review. That will improve the understanding of what are the expectations of the project.
TU 11
W 12
TH 13 Frame design 1 Structural tutorials and normal tutorials
F 14
Week 34 August
M 17 Frame design 2
TU 18
W 19
TH 20 No lecture Hand in structural report and assessment of structural model (15%)
F 21
Week 35 August
M 24 Mid-trimester break
TU 25
W 26
TH 27
F 28
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Week 36 August/ September
M 31
TU 1
W 2
TH 3
F 4 Mid-trimester break ends
Week 37 September
M 7 No lecture Tutorial Final Layout tutorial – examples will be shown and commented in the studio
TU 8
W 9
TH 10 No lecture Project 1 reviews (20%)
F 11
Week 38 September
M 14 Intro Project 2/ Planning public bldgs
Tutorial –
reading and discussion of the text by E.T. White: “Concept Source Book – a vocabulary of Architectural forms”
TU 15
W 16
TH 17 Steel design 1 Tutorial Students have to bring 5 paper conceptual models
F 18
Week 39 September
M 21 Steel design 2 Tutorial Students have to bring 5 paper conceptual models + students will be given a list of material for the 3D workshop
TU 22
W 23
TH 24 Guest lecture Tutorial + 3D Bubble scheme workshop
Students have to bring 5 paper conceptual models + material for the 3D Workshop
F 25 After this date the Associate Dean’s approval is required for withdrawals from Tri 2 courses.
Week 40 September/October
M 28 Timber design 1 Tutorial + Planning workshop
Students should bring the material for the Planning workshop
TU 29
W 30
TH 1 Timber design 2 Structural tutorials and normal tutorials
F 2
Week 41 October
M 5 TEST (20%) Post-it Crit
TU 6
W 7
TH 8 Previous student projects
Structural tutorials and normal tutorials
F 9
Week 42 October
M 12 No lecture Layout presentation
TU 13
W 14
TH 15 No lecture Hand in structural report and assessment of structural model (15%)
F 16
Week 43 October
M 19 Study/Examination Period
TU 20
W 21
TH 22
F 23 Examination Period begins
Week 44 October
M 26 Labour Day – Public Holiday
TU 27 Project 2 reviews on 27th or 28th tbc (20%) Start of Crit Week
W 28
TH 29
F 30
Week 45 November
M 2
TU 3
W 4
10
TH 5
F 6
Week 46 November
M 9
TU 10
W 11
TH 12
F 13
S 14 Examination Period ends
CLASS REPRESENTATIVES The Faculty of Architecture and Design operates a system of Class Representatives in 100-level courses, and Year
Representatives in each of the professional disciplines. Student Representatives are elected during a class session in
the first week of teaching. All Student Representatives will be listed on the STUDiO notice board in the Atrium, and the
relevant Representatives are also listed on studio notice boards. Student Representatives have a role in liaising
between staff and students to represent the interests of students to the academic staff, and also in providing students
with a communication channel to STUDiO and the Student Representation organiser.
STUDENT FEEDBACK The Course Coordinator will discuss feedback from previous students at an appropriate time during the course. Student feedback on University courses may be found at www.cad.vuw.ac.nz/feedback/feedback_display.php.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The information above is specific to this course. There is other important information that students must familiarise themselves with, including:
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/plagiarism
Aegrotats: www.victoria.ac.nz/about/governance/dvc-academic/documents/aegrotat.pdf
Academic Progress: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/academic-progress (including restrictions and non-engagement)
Dates and deadlines: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/dates
Faculty Current Students site: www.victoria.ac.nz/fad/faculty-administration/current-students
Grades: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/students/study/progress/grades
Resolving academic issues: www.victoria.ac.nz/about/governance/dvc-academic/documents/grievances.pdf
Special passes: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/about/governance/dvc-academic/documents/special-pass-application-form.pdf
Statutes and policies including the Student Conduct Statute: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about/policy
Student support: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/viclife/studentservice
Students with disabilities: www.victoria.ac.nz/st_services/disability
Student Charter: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/viclife/student-charter
Student Contract: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/admisenrol/enrol/studentcontract
Turnitin: www.cad.vuw.ac.nz/wiki/index.php/Turnitin
University structure: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about
VUWSA: www.vuwsa.org.nz
Class Rep name and contact details:
Michael Strack [email protected]
Claire Ford [email protected]
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Work Submitted for Assessment
Declaration Form Student’s full name : Course : Assignment/project : (number and title)
Date submitted : _____________________________________________________________________ Refer to the information on Academic Integrity, Plagiarism and Copyright on the back of this form. I confirm that: I have read and understood the University’s information on academic integrity and plagiarism contained at
http: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/plagiarism and outlined below:
I have read and understood the general principles of copyright law as set out below:
This project/assignment is entirely the result of my own work except where clearly acknowledged otherwise:
Any use of material created by someone else is permitted by the copyright owner. Signed: Date:
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Academic Integrity, Plagiarism and Copyright ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Academic integrity is important because it is the core value on which the University’s learning, teaching and research activities are based. University staff and students are expected to treat academic, intellectual or creative work that has been done by other people with respect at all times. Victoria University’s reputation for academic integrity adds value to your qualification. Academic integrity is simply about being honest when you submit your academic work for assessment
You must acknowledge any ideas and assistance you have had from other people.
You must fully reference the source of those ideas and assistance.
You must make clear which parts of the work you are submitting are based on other people’s work.
You must not lie about whose ideas you are submitting.
When using work created by others either as a basis for your own work, or as an element within your own
work, you must comply with copyright law Summarised from information on the University’s Integrity and Plagiarism website:
www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/plagiarism
PLAGIARISM
The University defines plagiarism as presenting someone else’s work as if it were your own, whether you mean to or not. ‘Someone else’s work’ means anything that is not your own idea. Even if it is presented in your own style, you must acknowledge your sources fully and appropriately. This includes:
Material from books, journals or any other printed source
The work of other students or staff
Information from the internet
Software programs and other electronic material
Designs and ideas
The organisation or structuring of any such material
Find out more about plagiarism, how to avoid it and penalties, on the University’s website:
www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/plagiarism
COPYRIGHT
Copyright law regulates the use of the work of an author, artist, designer or other creator.
Copyright applies to created work including designs, music, computer programs, artistic and literary work.
The work can be in printed, digital, audio, video or other formats.
Normally the author or creator of a work owns the copyright for their lifetime and for 50 years after their
death, (although sometimes someone other than the creator of a work owns the copyright to the work, such
as the creator’s employer, or a person who commissions the creator’s work).
You must have permission from the copyright owner to copy, alter, display, distribute or otherwise use
created work.
If the creator has applied a Creative Commons licence to a work, this permits others to use the work but only
in accordance with that licence.
Further information on copyright is available on the Victoria University website:
http://library.victoria.ac.nz/library/about/policies/copyright.html
