Architecture: History Theory 3 (11024.1)

History of Australian Architecture:
This unit discusses Australian architecture in reference to major tendencies of modern movement architecture unfolding in Europe and America. Particular attention will be given to the impact of Australian cultural and environmental conditions on architecture. Examining major architects' work attention will be given to regional and global dimensions of contemporary Australian architecture.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
1. Differentiate the development of Australian architecture;
2. Debate the importance of the interconnections of architecture with its cultural, industrial and historical contexts;
3. Compose and discuss contemporary architecture in the light of architectural precedent; and
4. Formulate the issue of national identity in various stages of Australian architecture.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware

Skills development

This unit examines Australian architecture, from Aboriginal architecture through to twentieth-century modernism and post-modernism, in reference to major tendencies of transatlantic modernism that unfolded in Western Europe, England, and America. Students will begin to understand the conceptual and architectural differences between twentieth-century modernism and post-modernism, and how each of these movements were influenced by, and responded to significant events, economic and political circumstances, and knowledge in related fields. In doing so, this unit strengthens students’ knowledge of both a) the canon of Western architectural modernism and post-modernism, building on knowledge acquired in H&T2, and b) the history of Australian architecture. The unit focuses on thematic areas pertinent to the study of nineteenth and twentieth century architecture, and the impact of uniquely Australian cultural and environmental conditions on architecture.

Prerequisites

11016 BE: History and Culture.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

9776 History & Theory 3: Architecture and the City.

Assumed knowledge

The requisite skills and knowledge acquired during first and second year study of the Bachelor of the Built Environment degrees.