This module ensures that all students have the conceptual and technical knowledge and have had adequate practice to competently sketch in both two and three dimensions. This module explains the theory and practice of sketching and interpreting views of three dimensional objects, including prespective, isometric, orthographic and other projections and sectioning. It also introduces students to technical standards in engineering drawings, including the specification of symmetry; dimensions, surfaces and tolerances; chamfers and blends; sections and standard parts. Students work through a structured series of problems to sketch increasingly complex objects and interpret complex drawings, including the calculation of feature dimensions based on geometric analysis.

Drawing is the fundamental language that designers in different fields use to communicate their design ideas to clients, manufacturers, builders, and others. This module uses a lecture/lab format, in which topics are presented by lecturers, then drawing assignments are completed by students. The assignments range from freehand sketching to technical drawing and orthographic projection. Students will also be introduced to the use of drafting tools and basic design drawing procedures.

This module is an introduction to architectural principles and processes, comprising a sequence of exercises emphasizing the development of basic skills, ideas, and techniques used in the design of simplified projects. It forms a comprehensive introduction to the foundation studies of architecture, addressing the issues essential to the training of an architect. The aim is to develop architectural literacy, improve critical and analytical skills, enhance visual, spatial, and conceptual sensibilities with emphasis on the presentation of ideas, concepts, and present designs in visual and verbal formats.

This module will introduce students to the development of major architectural ideas and significant architectural monuments in Europe (and to a lesser extent, non-Western cultures), from ancient times until the nineteenth century. The main themes in the study of architectural history and the methods used to analyze and interpret buildings in various spatial and temporal contexts will be presented. Lectures will emphasize the impact upon architectural production of cultural, economic, and political contexts in Europe and the wider world.

This module explores the basic ideas underpinning contemporary approaches to heritage conservation. The meaning of heritage and the value of conserving it is considered, along with the different schools of thought and the most widely adopted approaches to conservation. As well as the adaptive reuse of structures and public spaces, the role of memory, cultural identity and tradition in maintaining heritage buildings and sites will be examined; community participation on heritage projects and management; analytical concepts for the impact of new structures in heritage sites; concepts of mapping heritage.

This course examines the discursive issues that affect architecture and the built environment today. Emphasis will be placed on understanding contemporary challenges in architectural practice and theory and their origins in the continuation, diversification, and transformation of the modernist tradition over the course of the last century. Major issues to be addressed include the relationships between architecture and its global-local context, the digital revolution, the conservation of urban and cultural heritage, public housing, sustainability, and the complex relationships between architecture and other disciplines.