Abstract requirements

*The actual assessment is a 2500-3000 word essay but for now i only need an abstract which follows these requirements*

ESSAY ABSTRACT: Submit a short paragraph/abstract (200-300 words) to your tutor for feedback at the end of week 8 that:

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  outlines your response to your chosen essay question, addressing which architect, ideas, or issues and the specific architectural projects that your essay will address. You can think of this as a research statement.

• Indicate the key aspects of the projects you are investigating and the drawn analysis, diagramming or documentation you are planning to complete.

• Include an initial draft bibliography of writings and listing of relevant precedent

Essay development process + hand-in submissions to your tutor for feedback:

1. ABSTRACT: Submit a short paragraph/abstract to your tutor for feedback at the tutorial following week 8 mid-semester break that outlines your response to your chosen architectural questions or issues and specific case study

architectural projects that your essay will address. Also list the drawn analysis or documentation you will undertake. You can think of this as a research statement.

Indicate the key aspects of the projects you are investigating and the drawn analysis, diagramming or documentation you are undertaking.

Include an initial draft bibliography of writings and listing of relevant precedent projects.

DUE: Friday of week uploaded into canvas by 11.59pm.

2. ESSAY DEVELOPED PLAN + Draft: Using the essay writing handouts and introduction we will provide, design and complete a plan for your essay. Consider (at least) the following in doing this:
   
   
   • What is your main argument going to be?
   
   
   • What points do you need to make?
   
   
   • What order will you make them in?
   
   
   

• What aspects of the chosen projects or texts will be discussed and in what order?

• Which reading and articles references will you use and how?

ESSAY REQUIREMENTS:

Assessment Description

Overview

For the assignment you will be complete a 2500-3000 word critical essay/project analysis in which you put forward your own critical response to the material covered by this course, focusing particularly on the material covered in lectures, readings and tutorials that cover the period from the late 19th century through to the late 20th century. You will also be considering the relevance of this 20th century architectural precedent to ongoing contemporary architectural practices and debates.

Diagram component 6-10 Diagrams

For all essay questions you are required to include between 6 10 of you own diagrams and directly refer to these in your essay. In your essay specifically discuss directly what and how the diagram is illustrating or expanding on your points.

Please note you cannot pass this essay without doing the diagramming component.

Referencing component 12-24 quotes and/or references taken from uploaded material in canvas and your collected books, journal.

For all essay questions, you are required to include between 12-24 quotes and/or references that are taken from relevant readings uploaded into canvas and the books, journals you have found in the library or online. You must include samples of those readings if they are books (photographs made with your phone is fine, or scans in your research folio. If they academic journals accessed online you can include the whole article. Annotate or highlight key quotes or sections that were relevant.

Please note you cannot pass this essay without the above referencing requirement. The referencing component is aimed to help you develop your researching skills.

Please see the guide HERE for tips and pointers of how to include quotes and references into into essays.

ESSAY TOPIC REQUIREMNT:

2. The architectural project and its contextual relationships.

Choose an architect or practice whose work is covered by this course and discuss one or more of their design projects, drawings or urban proposals focusing on how examples of their design agendas (design ideas) and the cultural context is translated and expressed in their work. Analyse this work relative to their overall body of work and also against relevant practices of the time and their key projects.

This question asks you to focus on design ideas agendas and how they engage with relevant historical context, cultural values or theoretical concerns of the time. It then asks you to explore and discuss how they inform the architectural qualities of the design. This could involve discussing - where relevant - an analysis of compositional -

formal and spatial - design languages, surface and ornament and material fabrication. Note, compositional design languages could be for example, re-workings, misappropriations or translations of the classical orders, of local references and contexts, or geometries and formal systems specific to a period, or local artistic and

cultural influences and works.

Consider in conclusion, what contribution your chosen projects makes to the wider architectural discourse.

Note: Be selective with your choices. You are aiming for careful detailed discussion and developed essay and analysis rather than broad general overviews and descriptions.

Decide upon and refine options and strategies in consultation with your tutor.Decide upon and refine options and strategies in consultation with your tutor.

MY CHOSEN TOPIC:

Architect : Antoni gaudi

Projects: Casa Batll , Sagrada Famlia , Parc Gell

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