Advanced Architectural Design: Architecture and Commerce (ARCH7001)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2016
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology
School
Architecture School
Units
4
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Internal
Class hours
1L6U
Prerequisite
Admission to the MArch.
Restricted
MArch. students only. Study Abroad students must seek Head of School permission to enrol.
Assessment methods
Research; Schematic Project; Detailed Resolution and Presentation
Course enquiries
Sem 1: Dr Janina Gosseye (j.gosseye@uq.edu.au) Sem 2: to be advised
Work Integrated Learning
Work Simulations
Course description
Students in this course explore architecture's role in commercial development and global consumer culture. Students learn to work with the quantitative language of financial speculation and, in parallel, the terms through which architecture's relationship to commerce has been theoretically considered, from the populism of `Learning from Las Vegas' (1972) to corporate branding and `starchitecture'. Design proposals are expected to critically balance the expectations of commercial development against broader societal needs for sustainable and accessible cities. Designing with the material technologies of commercial developments, is an integral part of this course.
