Practice concentrates on doing, drawing, making, constructing.
Practice focuses around the work in the studio and crit room.
The work of the studio and crit room will touch all streams of Architectural education. The course seeks to encourage an enthusiastic approach to the knowledge and skills which are necessary for the practice of architectural design. The specific knowledge acquired from the course will provide an appreciation of architectural precedent, including the relationships of buildings to their sites, an understanding of the nature of materials and of the basic systems of structure, construction and environmental control. The skills practised throughout the course concern the representation of architecture through scale drawings and models, and the ability to visualise architectural space and manipulate building plans and sections. The choice of topics, and the criteria for their assessment, will reflect the Department's holistic approach to architecture, requiring a blend of artistic and technical proficiency.