Minor Overview
- About this minor
The Architectural Technology minor is designed to introduce students to the materials and components used in architect designed buildings and their deployment in construction sequences. Initially, the minor introduces and develops student's skills in graphic and analytic representation in a cross-disciplinary level one core unit which provides the representational tools required in subsequent units. This is followed by a sequence of scaffolded architectural technology units in which students are introduced to a range of different building materials, their incorporation into construction systems, their environmental impact and structural behaviour. Students move from understanding simple constructions in Level 1 to the analysis of complex buildings in Level 3 as each unit's case study increase in complex and scale.
- Outcomes
- Students are able to (1) identify the role of the building components,their design and behaviour,; (2) identify the relationship between structural and non-structural elements,; (3) analyse building constructional systems, components and construction sequences; and (4) communicate graphic and written analysis of building assemblies.
- Incompatibility
MJD-ARCTA - Architecture A
MJS-ARCTB - Architecture B
Units
Key to availability of units:
- S1
- Semester 1
- S2
- Semester 2
Level 1—take all units (12 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | Unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ARLA1030 | Structures and Systems |
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| S1 | ARLA1040 | Techniques of Visualisation |
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Level 2—take the following unit:
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | Unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | ARCT2030 | Materials and Small Constructions |
Level 3—take the following unit: