PART 2: DESIGN

At Part 2 students will produce and demonstrate coherent and well resolved architectural designs that integrate knowledge of:

• The social, political, economic and professional context that guides building construction

An understanding of:

• Briefs and how to critically appraise them to ensure that the design response is appropriate to site and context, and for reasons such as sustainability and budget

• The regulatory requirements, including the needs of the disabled, health and safety legislation and building regulations and development control, that guide building construction

• An appropriate philosophical approach which reveals an understanding of theory in a cultural context

And ability to:

• Generate and systematically test, analyse and appraise design options, and draw conclusions which display methodological and theoretical rigour

• Work as part of a team

PART 2: TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT

At Part 2 students will demonstrate, within coherent architectural designs and academic portfolio, the ability to integrate knowledge of:

• The principles and theories associated with visual, thermal and acoustic environments

• Climatic design and the relationship between climate, built form construction, life style, energy consumption and human well-being

Understanding of:

• Building technologies, environmental design and construction methods in relation to:
  • human well-being
  • the welfare of future generations
  • the natural world
  • the consideration of a sustainable environment

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

And ability to:

• Devise structural and constructional strategies for a complex building or group of buildings, employing integrative knowledge of:
  • structural theories
  • construction techniques and processes
  • the physical properties and characteristics of building materials and components and the environmental impact of specification choices
  • the provision of building services

PART 2: CULTURAL CONTEXT

At Part 2 students will demonstrate within coherent architectural designs and academic portfolio understanding of:

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

• 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 its application in critical debate

• The inter-relationship between people, buildings and the environment and an understanding of the need to relate buildings and the spaces between them to human needs and scale

And ability to:

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

• Independently define, and critically appraise, their ideas in relation to a design and to the work of others

PART 2: COMMUNICATION

At Part 2 students will demonstrate within coherent architectural designs and academic portfolio understanding of:

• The contribution of other professionals in the design process showing an appropriate use of team working skills, recognising the importance of current methods in the construction industry

And ability to:

• Use visual, verbal and written communication methods and appropriate media (including sketching, modelling, digital and electronic techniques) to represent the testing, analysis and critical appraisal of complex design proposals and their resolution to a range of professional and lay audiences

• Use architectural representations having critically appraised the most appropriate techniques available

• Produce documentation and reports which are clear, analytical and logical covering a range of architectural issues of culture, theory and design

PART 2: MANAGEMENT PRACTICE & LAW

At Part 2 students will demonstrate within an academic portfolio knowledge of:

• How cost control mechanisms operate within the development of an architectural project

Understanding of:

• The basic principles of business management and factors related to running a design practice and how architects organise, administer and manage an architectural project, recognising current and emerging trends in the construction industry such as partnering, integrated project process, value engineering and risk management

• The inter-relationships of individuals and organisations involved in the procurement and delivery of architectural projects, and how these are defined and effected through a variety of contractual and organisational structures

• The fundamental legal, professional and statutory requirements as they are relevant to building design and practice, with particular reference to matters relating to health and safety and universal design for access

• The professional duties and responsibilities of architects, as defined and described in the Codes and Standards relating to their professional practice

And ability to:

• Identify and manage individual learning needs so as to prepare for and maintain professional standards commensurate with qualification