BE: Visual Communication (11021.1)

Availability

• UC - Canberra, Bruce

  Year	Teaching Period	Convener		Mode of Delivery
  2020	Semester 1	MS   Ann   CLEARY	(Ph: +61 2 62012095 )	ON-CAMPUS
  2020	Winter Term	MISS   Lyn   NORTON	(Ph: +61 2 62012167 )	ON-CAMPUS
  2021	Semester 1	MISS   Lyn   NORTON	(Ph: +61 2 62012167 )	ON-CAMPUS
  2021	Winter Term	MISS   Lyn   NORTON	(Ph: +61 2 62012167 )	ON-CAMPUS

• UC - University of Canberra College, Bruce

  Year	Teaching Period	Convener		Mode of Delivery
  2020	UC College Trimester 1	MR   James   YOUNG	(Ph: )	ON-CAMPUS
  2020	UC College Trimester 3	MR   James   YOUNG	(Ph: )	ON-CAMPUS
  2021	UC College Trimester 2	MR   James   YOUNG	(Ph: )	ON-CAMPUS
  2021	UC College Trimester 3	MR   James   YOUNG	(Ph: )	ON-CAMPUS

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Syllabus

This unit is designed to equip students with a range of tools for the communication of built environment projects. Students are expected to explore a range of communication techniques including:

- freehand illustration/hand-sketching and its use for analyses and/or explorations
- drafting - the fundamentals of orthographic drawing, three-dimensional projections, technical drawing standards and conventions, collage, and modelling techniques to aid the communication of design ideas
- digital - the use of the computer as a tool to aid communication of design ideas
- model-making - an introduction to various techniques of three-dimensional representation and exploration
- presentation - the ability to present work verbally and clearly articulate project ambitions to a range of audiences, as well as understand the implications of different types of representation in the communication of built environment projects, and
-multimedia communication strategies - the ability to strategically curate and orchestrate different types of representation techniques as a cohesive set of documents.

The representation skills acquired in this unit are fundamental tools for the communication of the design projects developed for core unit BE: Analysis Studio.

Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Use and develop analog drawing/sketching methods to explore and represent ideas;

2. Use digital drawing tools to represent projects in a built environment context;

3. Apply techniques of model-making as a device for the communication of ideas;

4. Build and present verbally and visually a Communication Strategy as a cohesive and carefully curated set of documents; and

5. Apply and orchestrate different design communication techniques and to position them within a broader disciplinary and historical context.

Assessment Items

Contact Hours

One 1 hour lecture on-campus and one 2 hour workshop on-campus per week.

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Assumed Knowledge

None.

Incompatible Units

None.

Equivalent Units

None.