Katie Robinson

Architecture in Context
Year 1
Back Briefs
This module is comprised of 3 components:

A 3 part patchwork essay (50%)

An e-test (25%)
A blog (25%)

ESSAY BRIEF
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify and evaluate social, historical and cultural contexts of architecture, cities and landscapes.
2. Analyse and debate architectural perceptions and manifestations of a range of cultures and
societies.
3. Recognise the relationship between historic and contemporary architectural contexts.
4. Evaluate information and use it to plan and develop investigation strategies and responses.
5. Use visual, verbal and written communication methods to convey contextual knowledge and
understanding.
6. Use a referencing system related to academic writing properly in order to avoid plagiarism, e.g.
the Harvard referencing system.
DEADLINES:
Patchwork
PW 1
PW 2
PW 3

Length
500 words
500 words
1500 words

Deadline
05/01/2015 8:45am
26/01/2015 8:45am
02/03/2015 8:45am

RESEARCH QUESTION:
The relationship between the object and the intervening spaces is not formal: it is always

rooted in the context of a particular setting Dalibor Vesely (in Brooker and Stone, 2007, p. 57).

THE ESSAY:

3 different patchworks will be submitted throughout the year, which will altogether
make up the whole essay
The essay will be based on a particular building in which I will research and analyse
the buildings context in terms of both history and design
A poster is also required alongside the final submission which will represent the
research analysis of the essay

Katie Robinson
Architecture in Context
Year 1

E-TEST BRIEF
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. My ability to identify and evaluate the social, historical and cultural contexts of architecture,
cities and landscapes, through both discussion and formal critique, will be assessed in the etest.
2. My ability to recognise the relationship between historic and contemporary architectural
contexts will also be assessed in the e-test.

SUBMISSION WEEK:

23/03/2015

THE E-TEST:

Multiple choice assessment which will assess my knowledge on Architecture in

context 1 and be based on content from the lectures
Can take slides from Anas lectures with notes on them, in to the test with me

BLOG BRIEF
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
The blog will assess my ability to:
1. Identify and evaluate the social, historical and cultural contexts of architectures,
cities and landscapes
2. Recognise relationships between historic and contemporary architectural contexts
3. Evaluate information and then go on to use it to plan and develop investigation
strategies and responses
4. Use a range of methods to convey contextual knowledge and understanding
5. Use a referencing system to avoid plagiarism

FINAL SUBMISSION:

27/04/2015

Katie Robinson
Architecture in Context
Year 1

TASKS:
Task 1: Back briefs
Task 2: Project 1: Applying phenomenology
Task 3: Project 2: Applying ergonomics
Task 4: Academic Writing and Plagiarism
Task 5: Project 3: Inhabited worlds
Task 6: Project 4: Promenade
Task 7: Project 5: Urban parasite
Task 8: Project 6: Natural Synthesis
Task 9: Project 6: Analysing architecture: museum
Task 10: Self-Appraisal: phenomenology, critical thinking and academic writing

THE BLOG:

I will work on the blog alongside my lectures, seminars and design projects
Tasks should be completed on a weekly basis
The blog will include research, drawings, pictures, models, any other research
assignments and reflection upon feedback which I have received