9/8/13 Course: BENVGA05: Year 5 Thesis

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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