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This project-based course in architecture gives students the tools to express and communicate themselves visually and be able to showcase their creativity. Throughout the course, professional guest speakers from the fields of interior design, architecture, and urban development, not only present but provide students with potential career paths as well as feedback on their semester projects. Students will explore the fundamentals of architectural design through hands-on activities using LEGO®, and other modelling materials and tools. Instruction will be given in the following areas: measurement and spatial reasoning, scale and proportion, design aesthetic, technical drafting, computer-aided design (SketchUpPro) and augmented reality (AR).
The Architecture course will enable the student to:
- Acquire and develop technical drawing skills to express, communicate and present ideas graphically.
- Learning reasoning and problem-solving techniques in approaching solutions to architectural design problems.
- Draw a compact residential space and floor plans that include proper room layout, utilizing architectural symbols, dimensions notes and schedules, whilst considering environmental and sustainable solutions.
- Produce various computer-aided architectural drawings.
The course assessment is purely based on performance tasks and deliverables that are self-assessed, peer-assessed and teacher-assessed. There are a number of formative activities throughout the semester that students receive regular feedback on, which ultimately leads up to a final semester project. A final grade will be determined at the end of the semester.