PART 1: DESIGN

At Part 1 students will demonstrate coherent architectural designs that integrate a knowledge of:

• The ways that analysis, research, context, budget, preparation and development of a brief inform a design proposal

• The regulatory frameworks, and health & safety considerations that guide design and building construction

• Architectural histories and theories, of physical, artistic and cultural contexts, and their use in informing the design process

And ability to:

• Work as part of a team

PART 1: TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT

At Part 1 students will demonstrate, within coherent architectural designs and academic portfolio, the ability to integrate knowledge of:

• The principles of building technologies, environmental design and construction methods, in relation to:
  • human well-being
  • the welfare of future generations
  • the natural world
  • consideration of a sustainable environment
  • use of materials
  • process of assembly
  • structural principles

• The impact on design of legislation, codes of practice and health and safety both during the construction and occupation of a project

PART 1: CULTURAL CONTEXT

At Part 1 students will demonstrate within coherent architectural design and academic portfolio awareness of:

• The influences on the contemporary built environment of individual buildings, the design of cities, past and present societies and wider global issues

Knowledge of:

• The histories and theories of architecture and urban design, the history of ideas, and the related disciplines of art, cultural studies and landscape studies

And ability to:

• Form considered judgements about the spatial, aesthetic, technical and social qualities of a design within the scope and scale of a wider environment

• Reflect upon, and relate their ideas to, a design and to the work of others

PART 1: COMMUNICATION

At Part 1 students will demonstrate within coherent architectural designs and academic portfolio ability to:

• Use visual, verbal and written communication methods and appropriate media (including sketching, modelling, digital and electronic techniques) to clearly and effectively convey and critically appraise design ideas and proposals

• Use the conventions of architectural representations from two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphics to computer generated and physical models

• Listen, and critically respond to, the views of others

PART 1: MANAGEMENT PRACTICE AND LAW

At Part 1 students will demonstrate within an academic portfolio an awareness of:

• The principles of business management and how a small business operates

A knowledge of:

• How buildings are designed and built in the context of architectural and professional practice and the framework of the construction industry within which it operates

And ability to:

• Manage and appraise their own working practices, whether working independently or collaboratively