Independent Sustainable Design Project

Course aim

To successfully develop and complete a supervised independent design project in sustainable design.

Course content

Completion of a substantial independent design project as negotiated between the individual student, appointed supervisor and course coordinator. The design project will employ sustainable design theories as appropriate, including social, environmental and ethical frameworks. The sustainability of the design proposal will be assessed using appropriate metric techniques.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
ARCH 6005	Nature, Culture and Sustainability
ARCH 6001	Consumer Culture, Technology and Sustainable Design
ARCH 6004	Research in Sustainable Design
ARCH 6011	Sustainable Design Studio A
ARCH 6012	Sustainable Design Studio B
ARCH 6006	Principles of Sustainable Design

Corequisite(s)

It is recommended that this course is taken concurrently with ARCH 6002 Sustainable Design Research Project. If not taken concurrently, ARCH 6002 will be a prerequisite

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Design exegesis, Design project proposal, Final design presentation, Preliminary design presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.