Course plan and schedule

Course objectives - Promote critical thinking, identify relevance of architecture within social context, enhance writing and photography skills and enhance presentation skills

Assignment 1 - opinion essay on 'Art for Art's Sake or Art for Life's Sake'

Week 1
Language of Architecture - introduction, exercise

Week 2
Reading assignment
Assignment 2

Week 3
Styles in modern architecture - identify, examples, analyze trends and context in social history

Week 4
Styles in modern architecture - identify, examples, analyze trends and context in social history

Week 5
Architecture critics

Week 6
Architecture critics
Assignment 3

Week 7
Introduction to photography

Week 8
Photography techniques

Week 9
Field trip

Week 10
Project Work - Assignment 4

Model Exam

Final Exam

Course Grading
Internal - 30%
Assignment 1 & 2 - 10%
Assignment 3 & 4 - 10%
Model Exam - 6%
Class participation - 4%
External (Final Exam) - 70%

Course Rules
1. Assignments and reading materials will be posted to this blog. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure access to the articles.
2. Submissions must be published to the blog within the stipulated time, which is normally 6am on the day assignment is due, unless otherwise noted.
3. Group work for assignments and presentations will be permitted on prior approval of instructor and on condition of reporting progress.