ABPL20030(702242)FOUNDATIONSOFARCHITECTURE

Examinationadvice
Semester1,2011

Question1:Visualexamination
Question1willcontainaseriesofimagesderivedfromthelectureslidesandtutorial readings.Youwillberequiredtoansweratotalof20questions. Youdonotneedtomemoriseeverybuildingshownthroughoutthesemester.Wewill provideyouwithashortlistofbuildingsinweek12tohelpyoufocusyourrevision. Thetypesofquestionswillvaryandtheremaybemorethanonequestionaccompanying eachimage.Youwillbeexpectedtoidentifysuchthingsas: thenameofthebuilding

thenameofthearchitect/s(surnameissufficient) thestyleofthebuilding thebuildingtype thelocationofthebuilding(thenameofthecountryisnotsufficient,youmustname thecity,townordistrict,e.g.MortuarytempleofQueenHatshepsut,DeirelBhari) thedateofthebuilding,forwhichthedecadeissufficient.Takethedecadefromthe startdateofthebuildingifalongerconstructionperiodislisted.Forexample,the MortuarytempleofQueenHatshepsutisdatedc.14731458BC,soyoumay approximatetheanswertoc.1470BC.

**Thisquestionisworth20%ofyourfinalexaminationmark**

Question2:Shortanswers
InQuestion2youwillbeaskedtocompleteaseriesof10shortanswerquestionsworth2 markseach.Thecontentforthesequestionswillbedrawnfromthelecturenotes(included intheSubjectGuide)andthetutorialreadings.Thesewillcoversuchinformationas: theauthor,titleorimportantaspectsofasignificantarchitecturaltext

thedefinitionofspecificarchitecturalvocabularyorterminology thenameofanarchitect,style,buildingtype,constructiontechniqueormaterial thename,dateandlocationofspecificbuildings(N.B.dateaccuratetowithinthe correctdecadeandwithanexactlocation,aspertheinstructionstoquestion1)

Examplesforthissectionmightbe: Nametwo(2)majordifferencesbetweenGreekandRomantemples. Whatdoesoctastylemean? **Thisquestionisworth20%ofyourfinalexaminationmark**

Question3:Shortessay
Inthisquestionyouwillwriteashortessayrespondingtoone(1)questionfromalistofsix (6).Thecontentforthesequestionswillbedrawnfromlecturesandtutorials.Youwillbe abletosupportyouranswertoyourchosenquestionbyusingbuildingexamplesfromthe shortlistprovided,butmayalsoincludeadditionalexamplesasappropriate. AnexampleofaQuestion3shortessayquestionmightbe: ExplaintheroleofantiquityinthedevelopmentofItalianRenaissancearchitecture. Youmustmakereferencetospecificarchitecturaltreatisesandincludeexamplesof atleastthreebuildingstosupportyouranswer. **Thisquestionisworth25%ofyourfinalexaminationmark**

Question4:Thematicessay
Inthisquestionyouwillwriteathematicessayrespondingtoone(1)questionfromalistof eight(8).Asthequestionisthematicitrequiresyoutodemonstrateyourskillsincritical thinking,analysisandinterpretation.Fiveofthethemeswillmatchthoseofthesubjectand willbe:Space,SettlementandtheCity;SpacesofReligion;SpacesofCommunityandPublic Life;Dwelling:PrivacyandRuleandNewSpatialConcepts&SitesofContinuity. Theotherthreethemeswill:encouragecomparisonsbetweenEastern&Westernapproaches toarchitecture,discusstherelevanceofhistorytocontemporaryarchitecturalpractice and/orreflectupontherepresentationalfunctionofarchitecture. Youmaydefineyourownspecificareaofdiscussionwithinthetheme.Itisexpectedthat youressaywillbearguedfromspecificexamples(buildings,architects,textsetc.)anddetails ratherthangeneralisations. Governingcriteriaformarkingthisquestionwillbe: awellchosenareaofdiscussionthatrelateswelltothetheme argumentsbasedonwellchosen,specificexamples yourabilitytousecorrectterminologyandprovidespecificdetailslikedates,styles andnamesofarchitects yourabilitytoanalysethechosenbuildingsinrelationtothetheme yourabilitytobeconciseandrelevant AnexampleofaQuestion4thematicessayquestionmightbe: Eastern&WesternApproachestoArchitecture Chooseonewesternandoneeasternexampleofapalaceanddiscussthefollowingaspects: form,spatialexperience,relationshiptosurroundingsandrepresentationalfunction. **Thisquestionisworth35%ofyourfinalexaminationmark** Timing:Youhave2hoursinwhichtocompletetheexam,inadditiontothe15minute readingtimebeforewritingtimebegins.Makethemostofyourtimeandcarefullyplanyour answersforQuestions3and4.Asaguidetoasensibledivisionoftimeforyourexamyou mightallow20minuteseachforQuestions1&2,30minutesforQuestion3and40minutes forQuestion4,plus10minutesforcheckingandcorrections. N.B.AllquestionsregardingexaminationcontentshouldbeputtoPhilipGoad (p.goad@unimelb.edu.au)orHelenStitt(stitth@unimelb.edu.au)only.