Interior Architecture Technology 1: Anatomy (11026.1)

In this unit students will develop a core understanding of construction and 'micro-tectonic' logics that affect the materialisation of interior environments.

Throughout the unit, students will design and compose a set of construction systems, speculating on the anatomy of unbuilt case studies with historical and disciplinary relevance. The unbuilt condition is utilised as a mechanism to position each student in a critical and highly explorative context.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Differentiate the specific role of construction technologies within complex systems;
2. Narrate constructed entities as a hierarchical relation between tectonic systems and components;
3. Interpret the role of digital and analogue tools for spatial representation as construction design mechanisms;
4. Transform and adapt to a specific design to existing construction technologies; and
5. Apply the construction specific conventions of representation.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
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
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 - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures

Skills development

This unit develops students' understanding of material properties and characteristics. It introduces the students to simple structures, their design, construction, structural and environmental characteristics. 

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

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