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Design 6
This programme aims to develop a high level of competence in comprehensive and integrated building design, where the architectural whole is approached as a complex of systems (of production, technology, infrastructure and so on), in turn embedded within larger systems (of ecology, economy and so on). Under the guidance of their tutors, students will research and refine a conceptual system of concerns to be fully explored and developed in their architectural proposals. This involves a critical and nuanced understanding of architecture as a synthesis between constituent parts and their whole, and the creation of a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts.
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Students will sharpen their competence in research, design thinking, operational skills and communication. This semester is intended as a summation, demanding that students take informed design positions incorporating all 18 studio themes they have covered. As the conclusion of this foundational sequence, students are expected to show advanced architectural thinking that will form the basis for embarking on the masters programme at DOA. They should deploy advanced and mature representational techniques to communicate architectural ideas. Design projects at this stage will also demand a holistic awareness of the issues related to the environment, climate, context, technologies and building.
