Sustainable Construction and Documentation
36 hours Face to Face + Blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
Students will gain proficiency with explorative and iterative design processes through advanced physical and digital prototyping techniques. Students will be guided through aspects of coding, computational modeling and fabrication. Through their own design research projects, they will further identify and explore the creative opportunities and possibilities for craft formation in manufacturing processes and material systems, and in synthesising the physical and digital ways of making and doing.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Analyse and evaluate digital fabrication workflows
- Demonstrate proficiency with coding, computational modeling and digital and manual fabrication methods and technologies
- Explore and develop design through creative research using iterative making processes
- Evaluate and apply prototyping processes, techniques, and approaches to produce iterations which address questions of performance and materiality
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Studio | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Various | 2.50 | 12 weeks | 30 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 7.00 | 12 weeks | 84 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Individual | 10% | 2,3 |
| Project 1 | Individual | 30% | 1,2 |
| Project 2 | Individual | 60% | 3,4 |
| Presentation | Individual | 20% | 1,5 |
| Project 1 | Individual | 30% | 2,3 |
| Project 2 | Individual | 50% | 2,3,4,5 |
Content
- Exploration of algorithmic design, computation modeling techniques
- Exploring manufacturing processes and material systems
- Examine fabrication limitations and identify design opportunities
- Develop techniques and workflows linking the digital forms to material fabrication
- Workshop experience to develop various prototypes
- Present outcomes including illustrations and physical artifacts
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.