Course

Architectural History and Theory 3 - ARCH1322

Faculty: Built Environment

School: Architecture Program

Course Outline: Built Environment

Campus: Kensington Campus

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course is devoted to the critical analysis of architecture in Australia. It examines themes that situate developments in architecture in Australia from the early twentieth century to the present. These themes include: nationalism and how architects in Australia have responded to nationalistic ideas about culture and climate; the discourse around architecture and nature; the significance of travel for the importation of modernism; transparency in Australian architecture; concepts and practices of ‘regionalism’; symbolism and architecture; the media and legitimisation; issues relating to indigenous architecture, and the rise of the heritage conservation movement. These themes will be explored through academic scholarship and works of criticism.


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