Prof Samer Akkach: House of Light Studio

Dr Scott Hawken: Vitavoltaics Prototype Studio

Prof Daniel Pearl: Regenerative Design Studio

Prof Tony Giannone: Academy of Architecture Studio 

Prof James Hayter: Learning from Country Studio (off-campus)

The activities for onshore experiential studios are specific to each studio option. It typically involves a period of preparatory studies, intensive daily investigations and design activities in the field, follow-up discussions, as well as intermediate and final presentations. Please see further info in the 'Learning Activities Summary'

This course is designed to foster knowledge and skills that will assist students in their professional and academic careers through an accurate understanding of spatial and cultural contexts in an urban environment.

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1.       Identify economic, environmental and social problems in a regional urban and/or landscape context.

2.       Work in collaboration with local stakeholders and community to address local urban and/or landscape issues.  

3.       Analyse an urban and/or landscape design problem and evaluate its possible solutions.

4.       Respond to problems within an urban and/or landscape area with appropriate urban and/or landscape design techniques.

5.       Apply appropriate representation techniques for urban analysis, urban design and/or landscape design.

6.      Communicate an urban and/or landscape design proposal to a public and peer audience through appropriate presentation techniques. 

Readings: Various readings, assignment resources and recommended resources will be available on MyUni.

Basic equipment: It is expected that each student will bring equipment to the tutorials and to the field surveys to enable drawing, design and presentation including but not limited to: Paper and trace paper for drawingPens, pencils, color markers, rulers, etc. i.e anything you use to design or draw, printouts of research or reference material required for that studio, digital equipment such as phones, ipads, laptops

Outside of class times students will be expected to conduct site visits and will require the following as a minimum: digital camera, notebook, pens, paper, printed, maps etc.

You may be required to maintain a journal of your investigations and design processes.

If required a recommended reading list will be provided by your studio leader onto MyUni.

The School offers lecture series where respected practitioners and academics from the field  deliver a public lecture on contemporary architectural practice. The exact detail of dates and speakers is available from the School website and the Front Office in due course. In order to expand their knowledge of contemporary directions in design the students are warmly recommended to attend these sessions and any Public Conference related to the topics of the course announced through MyUni during the semester.

University Email:
The school uses the University email system to get in touch with the students. So it is imperative that all the students check their email regularly and keep up to date with any new announcements.

MyUni:
MyUni is an essential online tool which will be used to communicate information regarding the courseincluding details of assignments and interim grades. Therefore it is recommended that all the students familiarise yourself with the various functions of MyUni and employ it to its fullest extent.
A MyUni page was specifically created for the students of the Port Augusta studio:
https://myuni.adelaide.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/execute/modulepage/view?course_id=_342708_1&cmp_tab_id=_193702_1&editMode=true&mode=cpview

Discussion Board:
The MyUni Discussion Board can be used to interact with other students and tutors and is an essential tool to discuss information and increase your understanding of issues.

Noticeboard / Handbook:
General information about the activities at the School is available online from the Student Noticeboard which can be accessed at https://unified.adelaide.edu.au/group/professons-student-architecture/current-student

in 2024, there are 4 on-campus studios and 1 off-caput studio available:

ST01 - House of Light Studio (Prof Samer Akkach)
ST02 - Vitavoltaics Prototype Studio (Dr Scott Hawken)
ST03 - Regenerative Design Studio (Prof Daniel Pearl)
ST04 - Academy of Architecture Studio (Prof Tony Giannone)
ST05 - Learning from Country Studio (off-campus) (Prof James Hayter)

Please watch the informationsesson at 
https://universityofadelaide.box.com/s/khz7kyydcb32hjn4vbeucjksg0wgql5q

The University expects full-time students (ie. those taking 12 units per semester) to devote at least 48 hours per week to their studies. Accordingly, students undertaking this 3 unit course are expected to devote 12 hours per week to contact activities and self-guided studies.

Based on this framework here are some figures that might assist workload management (delete as appropriate):

For a 3 unit course:
Total workload hours: 12 Hrs per week x 13 weeks = 156 Hrs
Total contact hours: 3 Hrs per week x 12 weeks = 36 Hrs
Total self-guided study: 156 Hrs – 36 Hrs = 120 Hrs

These 120 hours should be used towards preparation of weekly tasks and for completion of the various assignments associated with the course, including development of various skills required to complete the same. Please organise your time wisely.

	Timing	Description	cap	Dicipline
ST01	28 Jun - 12 Jul	House of Light Studio	15	Arch
ST02	16 Sep – 28 Sep and 4 Oct	Vitivoltaics Prototype Studio	20	Arch - LArch
ST03	4- 15 Nov	Regenerative Design Studio	15	Arch - LArch
ST04	11-22 Nov	Academy of Architecture Studio	15	Arch
ST05	11-22 Nov	Learning from Country Studio – off-campus	10	LArch

These will be announced by the respective studio leaders. However, the following applies to all studios and courses:


Please respect the facilities throughout the University.

In the School of Architecture and Built Environment students are required to fabricate models, projects and other hands-on creative activities. Of course, you will make a mess in the process! No problem! Please clean up after yourself. If the materials are recyclable and you don't want to reuse them yourself, put them in the recycling bins. Don't leave paper/cardboard/offcuts on the floor or table, put them in the bin. Don't leave broken blades etc. on tables, put them in a sharps bin. Don't leave work (models, drawings etc) in a space (tutorial room, computer lab, studio) and expect to find it when you come back. The facilities are shared. The School recommends that you store your work in a locker available from ASA or in Hub Central.

The tables in the learning and teaching spaces (tutorial rooms, computer labs, studios) are NOT cutting mats. Would you use an exacto knife or a scalpel to cut model making materials directly on your dining table at home? No? Don't do it at the University. Use a cutting mat. If you don't have one, buy one. All students should have a cutting mat in their Equipment Kit. You are expected to bring this with you if you are model-making, using glue etc.

Students are permitted to bring food and drink into the learning and teaching spaces. Please respect your peers. When you have finished your bottle of water, coffee cup, bubble tea, Coke, juice, Boost, Red Bull etc. etc. put it in the bin. Don't leave your takeaway meal festering on a table cultivating mould. Put it in the bin.

The importance of hygiene and cleanliness is amplified during COVID 19. Respect your peers. Respect your facilities. Please clean up after yourself at all times. This is your responsibility.

Milestone 1 Case study and Context Analysis 30%

Milestone 2 Design Proposal and Evaluation 50%

Studio participation 20%

Details are specific to each studio option. Requirements and assessment criteria will also be available through the assignment section on MyUni.

Milestone 1 - Site and case study evaluation (individual - 30%)

Experiential Studio submissions are in four formats:

A3 and A1 Posters 
Slide presentation 
A4 and A3 PDF report 
MP4 videos