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SCQF level:	08:
SCQF credit value:	20.00
ECTS credit value:	10
Module code:	DES08118
Module leader:	MR WILL TITLEY
School	Arts & Creative Industries
Subject area group:	Art, Design & Communication

Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

Timetables

What you will learn and what this module is about:

This module explores the relationship between materials and structural specifications to environmental factors, human factors and location. You will consider cost variations and ethical issues in the procurement of materials and location of manufacturing services.

Description of module content:

Through studio based activities you will examine industrial case studies with regard to materials, manufacturing, structural integrity and use (ergonomics). You will explore and summarise the impact of the geography of procurement on carbon neutral design and related ethical issues. The analysis and data collection will underpin design activities and you will use CAD (3D modelling) to detail and explain design concepts

Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
LO1. Compare local and overseas sources for materials and manufacture.
LO2. Explain key principles of ethical design practice.
LO3. Utilise a problem solving approach to space planning and human factors.
LO4. Apply the principles of structural design within a creative outcome.
LO5. Use 3D CAD modelling to illustrate design detailing.

Indicative References and Reading List - URL:

T1:Adler, D., Metric Handbook: Planning and Design Data, Architectural Press; 3 ed, 2007
T2:Architecture for Humanity (Ed), Design Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Reponses to Humanitarian Crises Thames and Hudson 2006
T3:Horden, R., Micro Architecture: Lightweight, Mobile and Ecological Buildings for the Future, Thames and Hudson, 2008
T4:Muller-Scholl, A,. Manuscript: Essentials for The Everyday Use of Interior Architects and Designers, Birkhauser Verlag AG, 2007
T5:Pickard, Q., The Architects Handbook, Wiley and Blackwell, 2005
T6:Tilley, A.R., The Measure of Man and Woman, Human factors in Design, John Wiley & Sons, 2002
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