Course

Architectural Fabrication - ARCH1331

Faculty: Built Environment

School: Architecture Program

Course Outline: Built Environment

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4

Enrolment Requirements:

Pre-requisites: ARCH1202, ARCH1261

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

The course is a combination of historical and theoretical exploration and workshop-based experimentation with building materials and forms of construction. It introduces students to both material properties and the cultural and symbolic connotations of building materials, including wood, masonry, terra-cotta, iron and steel, glass, cements, concrete, and emerging materials. Historical developments and modern conceptions and contemporary trends are considered; time-honoured techniques are studied alongside systems and theories of digital fabrication. Large-scale experiential and technical construction drawings and physical models assist the learning in this course.
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