Semester 1

6.1  Brief description of aims and content (not more than five lines)

The first aim of the course is to provide students with basic skills to drawing, structure,

depth, and drawing composition. The course also aims at introducing students to artistic

representation, methods and techniques.

The course aims to provide students with guidance on how they can represent their

ideas and creativity. The course should target the basic presentation skills students

need to produce quality work and present it properly. The studio course will be a

practice field for the students, because they will have to use the learnt techniques to

present their projects at the final pin up.

This course introduces basic methods, media and concepts. It emphasizes drawing from

observation with development of relative value, negative/positive space and shape,

composition, line, edge development, volumetric analysis of form, light and

perspective. This course will put emphasis on traditional design/representation with

deep exploration in the use of graphite, ink and water colors supported by techniques

such as collage and model making to equip students with a handful package useful for

them to present their work in the best way possible.

6.2  Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to demonstrate

knowledge and understanding of:

1.1 Hand drawn architectural drawings, including plans, sections, and

elevations.

1.2 Various drawing techniques and methods.

1.3 Demonstrate familiarity with basic drawing methods, terminology,

tools, media and techniques

1.4 Draw using full range of values with the intended media

1.5 Select, frame, and compose from reality to the paper format

1.6 Recognize and manipulate negative/positive shapes and space with

edge control variables

1.7 Perceive and utilize a full range of values for describing form, depth

and structure while integrating them in the forms’ surrounding space

1.8 Create a sense of implied energy and motion while integrating

objects drawn in their environmental.

1.9 Change line quality to represent depth and space

1.10 Use expressive line quality of a contour line drawing

1.11 Utilize basic principles of renaissance linear perspective

1.12 Complete a challenging perspective drawing

1.13 Compose a well design presentation of a set of drawings

Cognitive/Intellectual skills/Application of Knowledge

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

2.1 Draw a scene using different styles using freehand drawing.

2.2 Produce pieces of art that express their opinions or views about given

topics.

2.3 Produce a well presented drawing composed of a set of other drawings

Communication/ICT/Numeracy/Analytic Techniques/Practical Skills

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

3.1 Accurately draw scenes with the right proportions, and textures both in

2D and 3D.

3.2 Relate objects at varying scales and distances with proper

proportioning.

3.3 Coordinate the requirements of the projects and the final presentation

of the projects, in order to come up with a presentation rich in graphics

and artistic values.

3.4 Produce up to date graphics using the learnt techniques.

3.5 Learn with given constraints.

General transferable skills

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

4.1 Undertake self-learning in the subject.

4.2 Make outstanding presentations of the projects’ drawings and any

research work done on the project.

7       Indicative Content

Basics of drawing:

• Materials and Tools

• The Illusion of Perspective

• Shapes and drawing skills, Techniques in Line, Tone and Texture.

• Hard-line drawings (plan, section, elevation)

• Freehand and artistic drawing, perspective development.

• Graphic composition.

• Collage and introduction to model making

8       Learning and Teaching Strategy

This course is delivered fully through studio-based lectures backed up by topical slide

shows, group pin-ups and presentations of schemes developed in studio and class

intermittent juries. Students are instructed by a team of two instructors for the two kinds of

knowledge. The instructor makes sure the students have work to be done both in the studio

and after class. The first instructor will teach the hand drawing oriented part of the course,

and the second one will teach the computer oriented part of the course. Students will be

required to make drawings by themselves and submit a full handbook of personal work at

the end of the term. This will contribute to their personal portfolios as well as they progress

through the course.

9       Assessment Strategy

To assess knowledge, practical, and application skills through a jury system of

continuous evaluation that encourages students to display understanding of the

principles in application to set practical tasks and their attendant theory.

- To assess self-learning, understanding and application through the required

regular oral presentation of project solutions in front of critical panel of peers

guided by academic staff.

Assessment Criteria

For the examination setting and marking being based as it is on continuous portfolio testing, criteria will be drawn up appropriate to the topic of every given project-based exercise, anchored upon the CST generic marking criteria.

10    Assessment Pattern

11    Strategy for feedback and student support during the module

- Interactive lecturing style, with opportunities for questions, and requirement to base learning on drawn and produced graphics work.

- Formal and informal peer critics of studio project pin-ups for formative feedback.

- Tutorial classes where students can ask questions and be lead through solutions as required.

- Opportunities to consult lecturer and/or tutorial assistant in office hours.

Sense of and Sensing Space. This course aims to introduce architecture to students through one of basic units of architecture: “space”. Its first objective being “Making sense of space”, by understanding definition, creation and character of space. The second being “Sensing space”, by understanding human interaction with the created space, exploring how human senses captures, processes and reacts to the character of space.