The University of Western Australia – Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts
DRAFT
LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
AREAS OF PERFORMANCE
Level
OUTCOME STATEMENTS for Levels
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA aligned to outcomes
CONCEPT
Innovation, speculation, poetics
1a/1b
Acquire elementary design strategies, theories and
methods.
Exercise problem definition and gather information
towards the development of a design proposal.
Develop awareness of the sources of specialist
information and expertise, when to seek such advice, and
how to evaluate and apply it in a design context.
Apply analysis and critical judgement and utilise
speculation, iteration and reflection in the creation of a
design solution
Reconcile divergent factors and integrate domains of
knowledge in the articulation of an architectural
proposition.
Define personal values systems and ethical positions in
response to complex architectural project requirements
Demonstration of compositional skill
2a/2b
3a
3b
4a/4b
5a/5b
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
refinement, resolution, completeness
1a/1b
2a/2b
3a
3b
4a/4b
5a/5b
TECHNICAL INTEGRATION
Tectonics, environmental, sustainability
1a/1b
2a/2b
3a
Explore to a preliminary level basic spatial and material
design concepts
Test possibilities for modest design propositions to a
schematic level
Resolve modest design proposals to allow for accurate
technical documentation
Refine intermediate-level design proposals towards a
comprehensive and considered architectural proposition
Execute to an advanced level sophisticated architectural
propositions
Resolve at a professional level architectural propositions
of substantial complexity
Acquire basic knowledge of technical areas of study
relevant to design
Apply technical areas of study in the design process at
moderate level
Document a modest design proposal that incorporates
technical and environmental areas of study
Learning outcomes and assessment criteria in architectural design studios
Demonstration of inventiveness in concept formation
and development
Demonstration of creative and competent application
of specialist information
Demonstration of capacity for critical engagement in
the design process
Demonstration of a high level of inventiveness and
integration in the generation of architectural design
propositions
Demonstration of advanced level of innovation in
devising appropriate responses for architectural
projects
Demonstration of conceptual advancement
Demonstration of systematic exploration (hypothesis,
evaluation and re-appraisal) of schematic options
Demonstration of thorough investigation of technical
and construction implications of design proposal
Demonstration of thorough analysis of alternatives
and consequences of design proposal
Demonstration of a refined evaluation and definition of
spatial and material properties
Demonstration of capacity to complete detailed
architectural propositions
Demonstration of technical aptitude
Demonstration of synthesis of creative and technical
areas of study
Demonstration of knowledge of codes, standards,
laws and regulations governing the production of
architecture
1 February 2006
The University of Western Australia – Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts
DRAFT
3b
4a/4b
5a/5b
CONTEXTUAL AWARENESS
Social, ethical, historico-theoretical
1a/1b
2a/2b
3a
3b
4a/4b
5a/5b
COMMUNICATION &
PRESENTATION
Lucid, comprehensive, engaging
1a/1b
2a/2b
3a
3b
4a/4b
5a/5b
Incorporate technical and environmental areas of study
into the design process at an intermediate level
Integrate the technical and environmental areas of study
in a complex architectural proposition
Integrate to a professional level advanced technical and
environmental knowledge in the resolution of an
architectural proposition
Demonstration of knowledge of environmental science
of building
Demonstration of knowledge of structural disposition
and assembly
Demonstration of detailed knowledge of construction
elements and building components and methods
Acquire awareness of traditions of architecture and
landscape architecture as mediums of cultural and
material expression
Analyse and interpret buildings towards a theoretical basis
for design
Acknowledge architect’s roles and responsibilities in
professional design team
Acknowledge social and ethical responsibilities impacting
upon production of architecture
Implement sophisticated social and ethical sensibilities in
the architectural design process
Incorporate the breadth of professional concerns
impacting upon the design process
Demonstration of familiarity with the principles of
precedent, interpretation and acknowledgment
Explore mediums and skills of communication and acquire
basic competence in their application
Develop confidence with graphic and verbal
communication and presentation skills
Produce technical documentation enabling the realisation
in built form of a modest architectural proposal
Apply design skills and technical knowledge towards the
deployment of a comprehensive architectural vocabulary
Articulate cogent architectural propositions verbally and
graphically at an advanced level
Deploy the full range of architectural communication skills
at a professional level
Demonstration of engagement with diverse methods
of communication and presentation
Demonstration of capacity for clear and engaging
communication and presentation
Demonstration of ability to complete an accurate and
unambiguous set of technical drawings
Demonstration of command of architectural literacy
Learning outcomes and assessment criteria in architectural design studios
Demonstration of theoretical engagement
Demonstration of professional awareness
Demonstration of appreciation of the need to sustain
the natural and the built environment
Demonstration of recognition of broad community
traditions, aspirations and needs
Demonstration of capacity to make architectural
propositions that are contextually responsive
Demonstration of lucidity and high-level organisational
and representational skills
Demonstration of comprehensive and commanding
enunciation of architectural proposition
1 February 2006