Humanities 1.1: Understanding and Communicating Architecture module (AR11015)

This module consists of a series of lectures covering the history of architecture from the Neolithic to the Gothic era.

You will take part in a series of short studio-based analytical drawing projects. These are designed to develop your core digital and manual drawing skills. You will develop these through the close study of architectural precedents. Your development will be supported throughout by lectures, workshops and tutorials.

You will learn how to make clear, communicative orthographic projections (plan, section, elevation) of given examples.

What you will learn

In this module, you will:

• learn about the history of early architecture from Neolithic to Gothic
• be introduced to orthographic projections as a means of communicating architectural space
• develop skills in basic manual and digital graphic communication
• have the opportunity to study in detail a series of selected buildings

By the end of this module you will be able to:

• understand the formal spatial/geometric/aesthetic relationships in key historical examples in various countries throughout the world
• understand the influence of culture and society on the development of architecture form. Your understanding will cover from Neolithic to the Gothic
• recognise architectural forms of historical and cultural value
• accurately represent buildings through the process of manual and digital orthographic drawing
• carry out given tasks to a professional level within a given time scale

Assignments / assessment

• coursework (100%)

This module does not have a final exam.

Teaching methods / timetable

• lectures
• workshops