Studio 1.1.2 Exploration Competition (Photo) - Simons Chinatown

Studio 1.1.2 Exploration Competition (Sketch) - Denizhan Peker

BA (Hons) Architecture
Year 1

Year 1 Overview

You will start with a series of small projects where you will accumulate knowledge about the body in space and the design of small enclosures for specific activities. These studio-based projects are supported by a skills programme where the essentials of drawing, modelling and software based representation are taught. History and theory is taught through lectures and seminars, and you will write reports and essays based on desktop studies and building visits. Technology learning involves the production of case studies and models to demonstrate an awareness of the materials and detailing of buildings.

Year 1 Units

Studio 1.1 30 credits
Studio 1.2 30 credits
Humanities 1 30 credits
Technologies 1 30 credits

Studio 1.1

This unit establishes the principles and skills in research, analysis, argument and representation that support an understanding of architectural design.

Studio 1.2

This unit applies the developing knowledge and skill base to projects that begin to promote the integration of sensual, functional and technological considerations in architectural design in a contemporary cultural setting.

Humanities 1

This unit introduces students to the historical, social and cultural contexts for architectural design and develops skills in research, analysis academic writing and visual representation.

Technologies 1

Technologies 1

This unit introduces students to the technological contexts for architectural design and develops skills in research, analysis technical design and visual representation.

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BA1 Staff

Amy Hanley

Amy Hanley BA1 Lead View profile

Dr Mazin Al-Saffar

Dr Mazin Al-Saffar BA1 Deputy Lead View profile

Emily Crompton

Emily Crompton Senior Lecturer View profile

Joe Dempsey

Joe Dempsey Lecturer View profile

Anna Gidman

Anna Gidman Lecturer and BA Architecture Deputy Programme Leader View profile

Kasia Nawratek

Kasia Nawratek Senior Lecturer View profile

Solon Solomou

Solon Solomou Lecturer View profile

Alberto V. Yebenes

Alberto V. Yebenes Lecturer in Architecture and Adaptive Reuse View profile

Victoria Adegoke

Victoria Adegoke Tutor (BA1 Studio) View profile

Matthew Clubbs Coldron

Matthew Clubbs Coldron Tutor (BA1 Studio and Skills) View profile

Prudencio Espanol Pons

Prudencio Espanol Pons Tutor (BA1 Studio) View profile

Dino Kotlar

Dino Kotlar Tutor (BA1 Studio and Skills) View profile

Carma Masson

Carma Masson Tutor (BA1 Studio, "PRAXXIS" Atelier) View profile

Mariana Mateus Albano

Mariana Mateus Albano Tutor (BA1 Studio) View profile

Craig Mitchell

Craig Mitchell Tutor (BA1 Studio and Skills, "CiA" Atelier) View profile

Aissa Sabbagh Gomez

Aissa Sabbagh Gomez Tutor (BA1 Studio and Skills) View profile

Dr Matthew Steele

Dr Matthew Steele Specialist Tutor (Architectural Humanities, BA1 Studio and Skills, MAAU Theory) View profile

Kathryn Valentine

Kathryn Valentine Tutor (BA1 Studio) View profile

Abbie Verlaan

Abbie Verlaan Tutor (BA1 Studio) View profile

Stephen Wall

Stephen Wall Tutor (BA1 Studio) View profile

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