Integrated Design in Architecture 2
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ABEE2025 | Department of Architecture and Built Environment | 2 | 10 | Autumn China |
- Code
- ABEE2025
- School
- Department of Architecture and Built Environment
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn China
Summary
This module continues to reinforce the integrated approach to design introduced in year one [IDA1] by further developing a range of communication and research skills which can underpin student’s work in both the theorisation and practice of architecture. Research methodologies and skills needed to identify and synthesise relevant and accurate information are explained, with an emphasis on critical thinking and inquiry. Written communication skills and styles appropriate to a number of applications such as academic writing and project review are addressed. Visual communication focuses on CAD programs, where skills will be developed through workshops and self-directed exercises. Throughout the module the course content (for example the interpretation of architectural projects and case studies) will emphasise the range of technical, social and environmental issues which influence the design of buildings.
Target Students
Available for students studying BEng Hons Architecture
Classes
- One 1-hour-30-minute computing each week for 12 weeks
Assessment
- 100% Coursework 1: Individual Critique 25%; CAD Drawings 25%; Environmental Analysis 25%; Parametric Design and Digital Fabrication (Model) 25%
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
This module aims to develop a holistic approach to architectural design. In particular, focusing on understanding the importance of digital technology to architecture. The module seeks to:• To increase student’s skills in written and visual communication.• To enhance student’s critical thinking and ability to make informed judgements about the value of different projects, ideas and sources of information.• To reinforce an integrated approach to architectural design that encompasses technical, social and aesthetic concerns.• To fulfil in part the Architects' Registration Board (ARB) “Prescription of qualifications: ARB Criteria at Parts 1, 2 and 3”, specifically the General Criteria (GC) at Part 1, for students participating in the BArch K100 course.• Illustrate how design decisions impact more broadly on environmental, economic, social and experiential issues (prompting sustainable thinking in the midst of a climate emergency).Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module, students will be developing skills to enable:
- the ability to create architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements (ARB GC1)
- an understanding of the relationship between people and buildings and their environment and the need to relate buildings and spaces between them to human wants and needs (ARB GC5)
- an understanding of the nature of professionalism and the duties and responsibilities of architects to clients, building users, contractors, co-professionals and the wider society (GC6.1)
- an understanding of the role of the architect within the design team and construction industry, recognising the importance of current methods and trends in the construction of the built environment (ARB GC6.2)
- an understanding of the structural design, constructional and engineering problems associated with building design (ARB GC8)
- an appreciation of the principles associated with designing optimum visual and thermal environments (ARB GC9.1)
- understanding of the principle of sharing building performance data to raise industry awareness and encourage the growth of a zero carbon culture (SA5).
Conveners
- Mr Feiyue Chen