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Materials and Their Symbolism - BENV2244
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Faculty: Faculty of the Built Environment
 
 
School:  Faculty of the Built Environment
 
 
Course Outline: http://legacy.handbook.unsw.edu.au
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: INTA2202 or equivalent Year 2 Design Studio
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

The role of material as medium and message in architecture. The symbolic language of materials. The relationship between material and idea in the works of significant designers and architects. Research project(s) investigating the sources, manufacture, properties, characteristics and uses of a wide variety of materials.

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