This module aims to provide a path way toward integrated architecture via the use of inter-locking theoretical and practical sustainable design strategies.
Course Overview
Whole Life Design uses 8 stepping stones to build a frame work to interrogate the various methods that underpin an integrated architectural design. It examines A; Data used to inform design decisions, B; Approaches to flexible planning, C; Post Occupancy Analysis, D; Embodied Carbon, E; Operational Carbon F; Shearing Layers, G; Durability, and H; Environmental Assessment.
Who is this course for?
The module is for those interested in a holistic integrate architectural design curriculum. It is targeted at design educators in the associated and cognate disciplines of architecture, architectural technology and engineering
Starting date
Commencing: 10th February 2025.
Time commitment
Module delivery over 9weeks consists of 8 lectures, each with an assignment. The colloquium facilitates a discussion about the implications forth is approach in the teaching and practice of architecture
Module Assessment
The assessment for this module is pass/fail on completion of minimum 5 assignment