In 1972 Sir Leslie Martin in his essay “The Grid as Generator”, advocated “a strong theoretical basis for [planning and] urban design” (Carolin P, 2000, p4) by methodically shifting design parameters regarding the way “in which buildings [could be] placed on the land” Martin was able to demonstrate how the generation of alternatives could “allow wider scope for decisions and objectives” to be considered and discussed (Carmona M, & Tiesdell S 2007, p81). Operating within a conventional design studio yet drawing of Sir Leslie Martin’s logic, ie developing an informed understanding of a problem by identifying a finite world of design ‘alternatives’, the following paper outlines a studio based program at the School of Architecture and Building, Deakin University, referred to as the ‘UrbanHeart Surgery’. While most atelier-based courses operate largely on an ad-hoc basis where students often work within self imposed competitive isolation, Urbanheart adopts a more open yet structured approach where students work in design collaboratives to generate a matrix of alternative design scenarios. The program actively integrates postgraduate students from Architecture, Urban Design and Planning into a design research culture and allows them to engage in critical discourse by working on strategic design projects in three areas significant to the future development of the state of Victoria: Metropolitan Urbanism, Urbanism on the Periphery and Regional Urbanism.
History
Event
International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (19th : 2011 : Perth, W. A.)
Pagination
3233 - 3239
Publisher
Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand
Location
Perth, W.A.
Place of publication
Perth W.A.
Start date
2011-12-12
End date
2011-12-16
ISBN-13
9780987214317
Language
eng
Publication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereed
Copyright notice
2011, The Authors
Editor/Contributor(s)
F Chan, D Marinova, R Anderssen
Title of proceedings
MODSIM 2011 : 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation