| CODE | TET3007 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Design and Aesthetics of the Built Environment | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Technology and Entrepreneurship Education | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit presents the students with an introduction to theories and principles underlying the visual qualities of the built environment. Topics covered in this unit include the qualities of form and space, ordering principles of the visual aspect of design, scale, proportioning systems, light and shadow and methods of visually solving the connections between different planes or materials. Students are also introduced to basic colour theory, building materials, textures and energy efficiency in built environments, visual design operations for generating ideas and to methods of communicating ideas clearly using diagrams. They will also be guided to apply their knowledge of the design principles learnt to their visual products. Study-Unit Aims: The aims of this study-unit are: 1. To present methods for generating ideas visually by utilizing design theories; 2. To present methods for analyzing and improving the visual qualities of design products; 3. To present methods for communicating ideas by using visual products such as 3D digital models and/or freehand drawing. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Identify the basic design principles on which the man-made environment is based; 2. Identify the elements of design that shape our environment, such as light, shadow, colour, proportion, scale, interfaces, form and space; 3. Apply design principles to the design project. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Generate ideas using visual operations and diagrammatic thought; 2. Produce 2-dimensional drawings, isometric projections, exploded views and perspective views using various techniques including freehand drawing; 3. Combine form and space visually in various ways in order to develop concepts three-dimensionally; 4. Produce visual products such as freehand drawing, physical models and 3-dimensional digital models. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - BALMER, J. & SWISHER, M. T. 2012. Diagramming the Big Idea: Methods for Architectural Composition, Routledge. - STEPHANIE TRAVIS, 2015. Sketching for Architecture and Interior Design, Laurence King. - BAKER, G. H. 1996. Design Strategies in Architecture: An Approach to the Analysis of Form, Taylor and Francis. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Elisa Fedeli |
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