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Part A

Course Code: ARC-512 Year: Five Semester: Second

Course Title Design Studio X: Practicality and Professionalism

Course Type Core Sessional

Credit 12.0

Contact Hour 24 Hours / Week

Prerequisite(s) ARC 511 Design Studio IX: Spirituality and Values, ARC 513 Seminar

Design Studio X encapsulates the collective learning distilled from the


insights of nine preceding design studios to prepare students as
professional architects. It provides them opportunity to demonstrate their
understanding, sensibility, maturity, competence and the ability to
handle a project independently in a methodical framework. Students are
expected to work on individual ‘Design thesis’ as partial fulfilment of the
requirement of B. Arch Degree.
The exercise(s) prepares students to formulate pertinent research
question(s), providing opportunities for architectural exploration, and
Rationale
enables them to develop design solutions manifested in the creation of
individual buildings, complexes, or urban landscapes. Students are
expected to continue working on the selected project, approved in ARC
153 Seminar, to produce a comprehensive design that ensures optimum
performance considering realistic, temporal, technical, ecological, legal
and budgetary limitations. Emphasis is also given on the socio-economic
considerations synthesizing formal, functional, philosophical and
structural aspects of design.

 Formulate specific research question(s) on specific design


problem/statement
 Impart a comprehensive understanding of the practical,
philosophical, social, cultural, and regulatory challenges related
Course to the stated design problem/statement
Objectives  Translate the conceptual understanding and considerations into
unique architectural form and space
 Develop capability to design a project independently- from
developing problem statement to place sensitive design solution.
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:

Comprehend the design problem/statement and CLO1


stakeholders/users to develop pertinent research question(s)
independently and methodological inquiry.

Examine and analyze the given proposal and relevant CLO2


literature and case studies to produce a comprehensive
program and framework for thesis project.
Course
Learning Develop understanding of functional, technical, philosophical, CLO3
Outcomes socioeconomic and cultural and regulatory complexities for
(CLOs) the specific design problem/statement to make appropriate
design decisions.

Translate the program and comprehensive understanding into CLO4


architectural form and spaces addressing the design
problem/statement appropriately.

Produce and present an individual architecture/urban CLO5


landscape project which is practical and competent to
professional level of excellence.

Mapping with PLOs

PLO1 PLO2 PLO3 PLO4 PLO5 PLO6 PLO7 PLO8 PLO9 PLO10

CLO1 

CLO2  

CLO3     

CLO4     

CLO5  

Course Contents / Tasks CLOs

Develop research question based on individual design problem/statement


CLO1,
1 and methodical study of the practical, philosophical, social, cultural, and
CLO2
regulatory challenges related to the stated design problem/statement
Analyze and synthesize the accumulated data based on relevant field work,
2 physical and questionnaire survey, literature review, independent case CLO3
study(s) to make appropriate design decisions.

Interpret the understanding into conceptual and schematic design solution


CLO3,
3 using architectural graphic presentation means (diagrams, drawings,
CLO4
physical model, visualizations) for interim design assessment(s).

Develop the design proposal addressing the feedback of interim design


4 CLO4
assessment(s) for defending in a mock jury.

Present the final design summarizing semester-long study and design


CLO4,
5 exploration and defend them with appropriate argument in front of a jury
CLO5
consisting of external and internal members.

Mapping CLOs with the Teaching-Learning and Assessment Strategy

CLOs Teaching-Learning Strategy Assessment Strategy

CLO1 Lecture, Presentation, Literature review, Field Presentation, Report, Interim


Work, One to one discussion progress assessments

CLO2 Literature review, Independent Case Study(s), Presentation, Report, Interim


Physical and questionnaire survey, Project progress assessments
based learning

CLO3 Literature review, Physical survey, Analysis and Presentation, Interim progress
Synthesis of data, Project based learning, one assessments
to one discussion

CLO4 Project based learning, One to one discussion Interim Design Criticism,
Design-sheet-model
Evaluation

CLO5 Project based learning, One to one discussion Presentation, Mock and Final
jury (including externals)
Part B

Class Teaching -
Alignment Assessment
Course Content/ Task Schedule / Learning
with CLOs Techniques
Weekly Plan Strategies

Lecture,
Development research Presentation,
Presentation,
question(s)individually Report, Interim
1 1, 2 Week 1-2 Literature review,
based on individual design progress
Field Work, One to
problem/statement assessments
one discussion

Literature review,
Methodical study of
Independent
literature, case study(s) and Presentation,
Case Study(s),
fieldwork based on the Report, Interim
2 2 Physical and
practical, philosophical, progress
questionnaire
social, cultural, and assessments
survey, Project
regulatory challenges
based learning
Week 3-5
Literature review,
Physical survey,
Presentation,
Analysis and
Analyze and synthesize the Report, Interim
3 3 Synthesis of data,
accumulated data progress
Project based
assessments
learning, one to
one discussion

Translate comprehensive Interim Design Interim Design


understanding into Criticism, Design- Criticism, Design-
4 3, 4 Week 6-7
conceptual design sheet-model sheet-model
proposals Evaluation Evaluation

Interim Design Interim Design


Development of Schematic
Criticism, Design- Criticism, Design-
5 design proposal for interim 4 Week 8-9
sheet-model sheet-model
assessment
Evaluation Evaluation

Develop the design Interim Design Presentation,


proposal addressing the Week 10- Criticism, Design- Mock jury
6 4, 5
feedback and prepare 13 sheet-model (including
presentation Evaluation externals)

Presentation,
Project based
Presentation of final design Final jury
7 5 Week 14 learning, One to
and defend in front of Jury. (including
one discussion
externals)
Part C

19. Assessment Pattern:


Components Grading

Attendance
10%
Class Performance
Continuous
Assessment (50%)
Design research Report(s)/Presentation(s) 15%

Interim Design Criticism(s) 25%

Mock Jury 20%


Summative (50%)
Final Jury 30%

Part D: Learning Resources

Recommended Grant, L. & Wang, D. (2001) Architectural Research Methods. John


Readings Wiley Sons.
Krier, R., & Vorreiter, G. (1988). Architectural composition (Vol. 10).
New York: Rizzoli.
Yaneva, A. (2010). The architectural presentation: Techniques and
politics. In Networks of Design: Proceedings of the 2008 Annual
International Conference of the Design History Society (UK) (p.
212). Universal-Publishers.

Supplementary o Supplementary readings will vary for individual students based


Reading on their chosen design project. Hence, the course instructor
will guide accordingly.

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