This is a mini-project to be presented at the end of the first term in December. Students are asked to present and defend their work verbally. The presentation...

Architecture and Digital Theory: Research Mini Project (BARC0080)

This is a mini-project to be presented at the end of the first term in December. Students are asked to present and defend their work verbally. The presentation will be recorded. Students are asked to research a topic on the theme of “Architecture and Digital Theory” and to critically reflect on what they have found out in order to create a coherent and appropriate catagorisation of the information. They are then asked to use this catagorisation to search out further material in all appropriate media and then construct a well structured verbal and visual presentation of their findings.

fabrication|functional|structural and environmental performance|sustainability and visual perform

Term 3, 4 Students investigate the initial proposals that were put forward in BARC0059 subjecting them to a critical analysis, which can include theoretical...

Design for Manufacture: Thesis Portfolio, Final Project (BARC0060)

Term 3, 4 Students investigate the initial proposals that were put forward in BARC0059 subjecting them to a critical analysis, which can include theoretical fulfillment, status of materials, scope for innovation, ease of fabrication, functional, structural and environmental performance, sustainability and visual performance. New proposals are put forward as drawings and fabrications in an iterative process with the aim of generating a finished elegant final piece as conclusive evidence of their research and development in design for manufacture, including the finishing of made work. As a key technical requirement of manufacturing, specification of industrial finishing standards must be demonstrated. In addition, in the final project students must demonstrate understanding in their own agency in the process of design for manufacture as well as understanding the needs they serve.