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Civic/Public Architecture. This studio emphasizes the contribution of architecture to civil society by engaging the students to design a significant civic building acting as a public service to the city. A semester-long project, students will have the opportunity to develop the design in considerable detail and are expected to finish with a realistic proposal. Students will be immersed in a studio environment and will be instructed through individual critiques and group pin-ups.

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

i. Identifying appropriate design strategies in two different contexts.

ii. The design challenges unique to each particular setting.

iii. Different design solutions to similar problems as influenced by local context.

iv. Design different architectural objects according to differing contextual situations.

v. Deal with issues of sustainability in different settings.

vi. Apply precedents and research to design work.

vii. Produce coherent and thoughtful solutions to multiple design problems.

viii. Effectively present projects to wide audience.

ix. Learn independently in familiar and unfamiliar situations with open

x. mindedness and in a spirit of critical enquiry.

xi. Communicate ideas visually and verbally in a presentation format.

xii. Demonstrate an ability to develop spatial and systematic solutions to complex problems.