Postgraduate Course: Architectural Design Studio A (Integrated) (ARCH11093)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh College of Art	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	Architectural Design Studio A is a 40-credit, core course that runs in Semester 1, it is a continuation of Architectural Design Studio C (Integrated) and Architectural Design Studio D (Integrated) from year 1 and a pass in both of those studios, as well as in Architectural Technology Research and Studies in Contemporary Architectural Theory is necessary to progress into Architectural Design Studio A (Integrated). The course will be described through an initial presentation to students, and subsequently through briefing materials made available to them.
Course description	The emphasis in this course falls upon the development and refinement of the structural, material, technical, environmental and legislative aspects of the student's design project. These, however, are not pursued as ends in themselves, but as part of a fully integrated design project guided by conceptual, theoretical, contextual and ethical concerns.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Architectural Design Studio D (Integrated) (ARCH11092) AND Architectural Design Studio C (Integrated) (ARCH11091) Students MUST have passed: Architectural Technology Research (ARCH11075) AND Studies in Contemporary Architectural Theory (ARCH11070)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	Specialist Equipment Fee. Field trip travel contribution for some units. Processes and materials involved in the presentation of work.

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 400 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 30, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 70, Fieldwork Hours 35, External Visit Hours 6, Formative Assessment Hours 28, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 223 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Learning outcomes are assessed by coursework, presented in the form of drawings, models, digital representations, etc. Assessment is made with reference to the ARB Part 2 criteria required to be demonstrated in the course.
Feedback	Feedback takes place throughout the course in the following contexts: Tutorial Feedback in response to the drawn/built outcome of weekly drawing exercises. Review Feedback is a critical reflection on the work produced in the context of the course. Reviews relate to individual, group and studio themes. Formative Feedback is written feedback to individual students in response to work in progress. This feedback uses the Learning Outcomes as markers to communicate specific areas for investigation and further development. [Specific dates and times are determined by Course Organiser] Summative Feedback is written feedback to individual students on completion of the course work. [Specific dates and times are determined by Course Organiser]
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: A sophisticated approach to the programmatic organization, arrangement and structuring of a complex architectural assemblage in a loaded contextual situation (eg. the built, social, historical, technological, urban and environmental contexts). A knowledge of how to develop the structural, constructional, material, environmental and legislative aspects of a complex building to a high degree of resolution, with reference to discussions with a team of specialised consultants. An understanding of issues relating to the questions of sustainability, and its concomitant architectural, technological, environmental and urban strategies. A critical understanding of, and ability to present complex design proposals through appropriate forms of representation (eg. verbal, drawing, modelling, photography, film, computer, installation, performance and workshop techniques).