Semester 2
Design Studio II (ARC 60205)
​​The module emphasizes the theme of ‘user and its context’. Students will undertake a series of studio-based exercises, beginning from prototype studies to a small free standing building through the process of making and drawing. They are required to explore the surfaces, openings, and partitions of this space through the process of drawing and model making, with considerations of scale, proportion and anthropometrics. Emphasis is given to the interpretation and synthesis of the user, simple site and function in architectural design.
Building Construction I (BLD 60303)
The module is the first part of building construction. It develops an understanding of the principles and practices of construction technology in relation to site, plants, soil mechanics, building envelope, and building components “below ground”, basement and foundation, “on ground”; floor and staircase, beam and column, wall and opening and “above ground”, roof and ceiling.
Environmental Sustainable Design (BLD 60203)
The module introduces students to environmental issues and provides some in-depth understanding of the complexities and interactions that the design and construction professions have to deal with to contain some of the irreversible damage that human settlement causes to the environment.
Architecture Culture & History II (ARC 60203)
The module will provide a further investigation on the historical development of architecture through a detailed account of the principal developments in the Western world from the revolutionary period to the present day. It will be explored with reference to major contemporary examples and the work and philosophy of significant exponents.
