Stage Three courses

ARCHDES 300 - Design 5

• Course prescription: The Experimental: Students will be exposed to experimental approaches to architectural design that seek to expand the field of architecture. Highlights the role and agency of media in explorative architectural pursuits.
• Semester availability: Semester One 
• Programme restriction: BAS or GradDipAS 
• Prerequisite: ARCHDES 200
• Points: 30

ARCHDES 301 - Design 6

• Course prescription: The Integrated: The culmination of all aspects – conceptual, formal, material, tectonic, environmental, structural – of architectural design within the context of a larger network of infrastructural services. Also requires an understanding of the full range of drawings describing the workings of the building as both an active 'machine' and place for human comfort.
• Semester availability: Semester Two 
• Programme restriction: BAS or GradDipAS 
• Prerequisite: ARCHDES 200, and 201 or 300
• Points: 30

ARCHHTC 341 - Premodern Architecture and Urbanism

• Course prescription: Examines topics in pre-modern architectural and urban history and theory across the continents of Eurasia, Africa, the Americas, Australia and Oceania.
• Semester availability: Semester One
• Programme restriction: BAS, GradDipAS, and BGlobalSt
• Prerequisite: ARCHHTC 237
• Points: 15

ARCHPRM 305 - Project Management

• Course prescription: Professional practice and the practical demands of managing construction. Explores the roles of architect, client, builder and consultants; land, building, planning and environmental legislation; the consenting processes that precede construction; documentation; cost and quality management; procurement; contract law; construction contracts; site observation; contract administration and progress payments; completion; final accounts; and post-project procedures.
• Semester availability: Semester Two 
• Programme restriction: BAS and GradDipAS
• Prerequisite: ARCHTECH 210
• Points: 15

ARCHTECH 314 - Environmental Design 2

• Course prescription: Indoor environmental quality for complex, large scale and multi-storey buildings. Requirements of the New Zealand Building Code for energy efficiency and human comfort. Design strategies and innovative materials for high-performance buildings. Qualitative and quantitative approach to sustainable practices. Simulation tools, measurements and techniques. Natural resources, materials optimisation and building reuse. Sustainability and resilience at the urban scale.
• Semester availability: Semester One
• Programme restriction: BAS and GradDipAS
  
• Prerequisite: ARCHTECH 210
• Points: 15

ARCHTECH 315 - Design Technology 2

• Course prescription: Development of construction and structural principles for complex, large-scale and multi-storey buildings. Investigation of façade technology, material selection and detailing, as applied in practice. Development of factors affecting buildability, fire protection and building code requirements. Application to design studio projects through drawing and prototyping.
• Semester availability: Semester Two
• Programme restriction: BAS and GradDipAS
  
• Prerequisite: ARCHTECH 207
• Points: 15