SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & BUILT ENVIRONMENT

AR143 IA History 01

ASSIGNMENT 1 [ Identification & Technology 40%]

1. INTRODUCTION

The objective of this assignment is to cultivate and develop your research skills to further understand
the key factors that influence historical development of early man, and to promote understanding
and appreciation of the beliefs and ideas that drove the architecture of the built environment of
ancient civilizations.
LEARNING OUTCOME
2. LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this assignment, students MUST be able to demonstrate the below;

CLO 1 Identify the characteristic of built environment from different civilisation and the factors and
characteristic of civilisation that influences its development (C1, PLO1)

CLO 2 Interpret architecture characteristic of different civilisation in visual, written and oral form.
(C3, PLO6)

3. TASKS

1. The online lectures are uploaded in the system and you may view the lecture at any time
during the semester. The assignment is related to the lectures. Ensure that you understand
the content given.

2. Choose FOUR periods of architecture (e.g. Greek, Roman, Romanesque, Gothic). Fill up the
table below with freehand sketches of TWO building types (e.g. palace, house, tomb,
temple) as shown in the example below:

Plan of Building Main Main Structure (label Environmental Main Notation

(label spaces) Elevation Section the elements) Control
(label
elements)
Temple • Name of building
• Year of built
• Architect/designer
• Location
• Important
architectural
elements
Tomb

4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & BUILT ENVIRONMENT
AR143 IA History 01

ASSIGNMENT 1 [ Identification & Technology 40%]

4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

You are to use A3 in landscape format and bind the four pages with a cover page
containing your name, semester year, assignment number and name of the course
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

5. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

PLO1 CLO1 Assessment Criteria 20%

Identify the characteristic of - Ability to interpret study
Acquire, Analyse, & through research
built environment from different
Apply essential
civilisation and the factors and
knowledge of
architecture. characteristic of civilisation that
influences its development (C1,
PLO1)
PLO6 CLO2 Assessment Criteria 20%
Interpret architecture - Ability to present study
Identify, analyse & characteristic of different through illustrations,
interpret data to civilisation in visual, written and diagrams and
propose design oral form. (C3, PLO6) architectural drawings
concepts and solutions - Ability to compose well

6. SUBMISSION DATE & TIME

Assignment 1a (4 out of 8 journals) WEEK 5, 6 AUGUST 2021, CN SUBMISSION

Assignment 1b (completed all 8 journals) WEEK 8, 27 AUGUST 2021, CN SUBMISSION