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12 Architecture and Product Design (12DVC)

12DVC
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Ryszard Dybka.

Recommended Prior Learning

Entry Requirements

 Merit at Level 1 DVC to at least 12 credits.

12 Architecture and Product Design

This course continues the Architectural Design emphasis of L1 design of informed work through design influence to incorporate broader ideas in describing the aesthetic and function detail of your design. 

Course Components

  • Design is informed from a chosen era or movement.
  • Design skills build on sketching, exploring and refining spatial design ideas in response to a brief.
  • Development of Spatial and Product Design outcomes which go through two regenerations of refinement.
  • The use of 3D modelling, which is incorporated as presentations, is a critical aspect of our work. 
  • Critically outlining detail of both the aesthetic and functional solutions are reviewed during the design progression.

Course Overview

Term 1
This standard AS91340 is a combination of work both a written report and evidence seen in the students design.(3 credits internal)
PART 1: The writing.
Completing report on Using the characteristics of a design movement or era to inform own design ideas.
Its important to get this report completed as soon as possible and not allow it to drag on. Plan to the WRITTEN part completed at week 6,7,8 of term 1.

Part 2 The Designing.
From weeks 6,7,8 of Term 1 requires for the student to generate divergent ideas using the characteristics identified from the era or movement. It is expected that the student has shown these characteristics as a development of some aspect of the BIG IDEA before it can even be considered to be marked.

The development mentioned occurs in the next standard ,"Develop a spatial design through graphics practice or Develop a product design through graphics practice". AS91341. (6 credits)

Both of these projects require lots of thought, particularly on the BIG IDEA. If this idea has no legs it WILL NOT have the capacity to be developed past limited ideas in the conceptual phase. Nor will it be able to go through a second generation of ideas called regeneration.
Looking through pass exemplars and keeping the idea humanistic and local is helpful. Especially in terms of visiting local sites or addressing a need in a product which includes much in terms of functional development potential. Its easy to choose either spatial or product which is dominated by aesthetics BUT this may not lead to a mark past acheived. (minimalism design is an example of limited scope).

Term 2
Continuation of Develop a spatial design through graphics practice or Develop a product design through graphics practice. Continues until completed or until start of Term #4.

Both of these projects require lots of thought, particularly on the BIG IDEA. If this idea has no legs it WILL NOT have the capacity to be developed past limited ideas in the conceptual phase.
Looking through pass exemplars and keeping the idea humanistic and local is helpful. Especially in terms of visiting your chosen site or addressing a need in a product which includes the its functional development potential. Its easy to choose either spatial or product which is dominated by aesthetics and will not lead to a mark past achieved.

Term 3
Part3
Continuation of Develop a spatial design through graphics practice or Develop a product design through graphics practice Continues until completed or until start of Term #4.

Both of these projects require lots of thought, particularly on the BIG IDEA. If this idea has no legs it WILL NOT have the capacity to be developed past limited ideas in the conceptual phase.
Looking through pass exemplars and keeping the idea humanistic and local is helpful. Especially in terms of visiting site or addressing a need in a product which includes much in terms of functional development potential. Its easy to choose either spatial or product which is dominated by aesthetics and will not lead to a mark past acheived.

Part4

here we are going through the spatial or product design and making sure to add or change or revamp pages to clearly show aesthetic and functional principles.

Term 4
All of your above work, including the first report is submitted as evidence for the external. This is sent to Wellington for making as standard AS91337 : Use visual communication techniques to generate design ideas. All fully completed by week 1, term# 4 at the latest.

Learning Areas:

Practical Design


Assessment Information

Possible Credits

Internal - 9 credits (two projects )

External - 3 credits (portfolio sent to Wellington for marking)