Students in this course respond creatively to contemporary and future urban design and development scenarios, undertaking research and design in relation to responsive environments. The course maintains a strong focus on environmental and social sustainability and the transformative contribution of technology to emerging urban neighbourhoods. Students will interrogate multiple dimensions of the 'Smart City', including its spatial, economic, and community aspects. The role of urban design to promote and facilitate entrepreneurial activity, and contribute to the regeneration and transformation of public places is explored.
BRISBANE 2032 OLYMPIC LEGACY. A design toolkit to deliver resilient urban futuresﾠ
The Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, to be hosted across multiple venues and sites in SEQ and Queensland, will be the first contractually obliged to operate as ‘climate positive’ - they will need to offset more carbon emissions than they produce. In preparation for these Games, all levels of government, industry and community are undertaking planning to ensure not only the success of this international event, but the ambition and opportunity for the Olympic legacy are realised. ‘Olympic legacy’ includes the long-term benefits that the Olympic Games create for the host city, its people, and the Olympic Movement before, during and long after the Olympic Games. Critical to this ambition will be the creation of a vibrant urban setting of connected precincts that deliver social, environmental and economic benefits for residents and visitors to Brisbane, South Est Queensland (SEQ) and Queensland well beyond the Games. In this scenario, ‘legacy’ means enhancing everyone's access to social and economic opportunity through connected, high quality public spaces, and spreading the well-being benefits of the Games to all by making more walkable, climate resilient and ecologically healthy urban environments. The studio will focus on Brisbane, as the centrepiece of the Games. It will consider the city as a platform to develop urban initiatives and interventions that contribute to the delivery of a successful Olympics program and achieve the long-term urban resilience and community benefits central to the Olympic Legacy commitments. The core of this studio is an intensive, 2-week design workshop, where students work alongside industry exploring the opportunities for precinct scale urban resilience triggered by the Olympics. They test, and challenge, established thinking and large-scale design schemes, before undertaking a micro scale, location-specific study to develop, and iteratively advance through local implementation, a design toolkit for urban resilience. The collective output of the studio creates an urban design resource with region-wide applicability to deliver long term urban sustainability, resilience and community benefits following a successful and memorable Games.
You can't enrol in this course if you've already completed the following:
ARCH7016
This course is restricted for enrolment to GCUrbDevDes and MUrbDevDes. MArch students and Study Abroad students must email adp@uq.edu.au to enrol.
Appointments with the Studio Principle can be made by email. Appointments should be reserved for specific problems of a personal nature. General course related issues should be raised at the start or end of scheduled lecture/studio sessions.
The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.
This course includes 2 week intensive design studio (Mon-Fri). Attendance and participation in this 'intensive' activity is mandatory and essential to pass the course.
This course aims to extend students' ability to formulate and implement urban design strategies that resolve contemporary issues of responsiveness to socio-cultural and environmental contexts.
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
LO1.
Critically analyse the relationship between urban design, social and environmental systems, and their impacts, through individual and/or collaborative analysis and propositions.
LO2.
Deploy a reflexive and research-driven design process.
LO3.
Integrate contemporary urban strategies, practice and discourse in the design of a complex project at the urban scale, with a focus on contextual, social and environmental system opportunities.
LO4.
Communicate the technical, experiential, formal and spatial qualities of an urban design proposal across a range of scales and disciplinary contexts, to a best practice standard, using emerging techniques, governance and design strategies to demonstrate urban opportunity and social, economic and environmental enhancement.
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participation/ Student contribution, Presentation, Product/ Design |
A01: Olympic Legacy Framework (OLF)
|
50% |
16/07/2024 4:00 pm
Digital Submission: Via Blackboard Presentation & Review in class on Friday, 12/07/2024, 9:00 am |
| Presentation, Product/ Design |
A02: Urban Resilience Design Toolkit (URDT)
|
50% |
8/08/2024 4:00 pm
Digital Submission: Via Blackboard Presentation & Review in class on Friday 9/08/2024, 9:00 am |
A hurdle is an assessment requirement that must be satisfied in order to receive a specific grade for the course. Check the assessment details for more information about hurdle requirements.
16/07/2024 4:00 pm
Digital Submission: Via Blackboard
Presentation & Review in class on Friday, 12/07/2024, 9:00 am
Assessment Rationale:
The core of this studio is an intensive, 2-week design workshop, where students work alongside industry exploring the opportunities for city-to-precinct scale urban resilience (socially and environmentally) triggered by the Olympics. In a dynamic and participative learning environment, they are be encouraged to test, and challenge, established thinking and large-scale design schemes.
In Week 1 of this intensive urban design studio, students focus on the city scale, where the city is defined as a network of ‘nodes’ (Olympic Legacy Development Areas – OLDA) and connecting green-blue infrastructure (Olympic Legacy Links – OLL), along three corridors identified by the Connected Precinct Program. Teams of students first investigate Brisbane’s structural layers (built form, public space/places and infrastructures) and their ongoing transformation driven by the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Learning from international examples, the teams collaborate and compete to shape the Olympic Legacy Map. Each team focuses on two OLDAs and the infrastructural corridors connecting them (OLL), while contributing to a collective understanding of the city (and its future) from the viewpoint of strategic Olympic places; the collective aim is to identify and reveal legacy potential and opportunities for urban resilience (including social, environmental and economic benefits) for residents and visitors to Brisbane beyond the Games.
In Week 2, each team works at the node scale, where Olympic sites become triggers for sustainable urban development and resilience; the team is challenged to develop a compelling vision, principles and implementation strategies for the selected OLDA, which comprises multiple precincts, finally shaping a spatial plan of ‘gold places’ and supporting green-blue infrastructure – for mobility, water and energy management, food growth and community wellbeing and leisure. Students undertake critical reading, background research, site exploration, documentation, and data gathering/visualisation. Through structured studio sessions, students will deliver comprehensive analysis and mapping of the key drivers and opportunities shaping change in order to define an Olympic Legacy Framework (OLF) to set the spatial and social foundations for enhancing urban resilience.
Working in teams of 4 or 5 (depending on the final enrolments), students are required to:
1. Collect, process and visualise the environmental, economic and social data relevant to the selected OLDAs and connecting infrastructure (OLL) through both static and moving/ animated imagery and information.
2. Contribute to shape a collective Olympic Legacy Map
3. Produce video documentation of site perception, challenges and opportunities of the team OLDA
4. Define a transformative and compelling vision for the team OLDA
5. Define and conceptualise an Olympic Legacy Framework that sets out the macro scale spatial strategies and priority principles to establish the foundations for the transformation of the area, in line with the vision.
Participation, engagement and contribution to teamwork during the intensive workshop will be valued through a Student Peer Assessment process and may affect the A01 individual grade. Should you feel that your team is not functioning effectively, please contact your Course Coordinator for support.
Complex/Authentic assessment using AI and/or to support learning: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Translation (MT) are emerging tools that may support students in completing this assessment task. Students may appropriately use AI and/or MT in completing this assessment task. Students must clearly reference any use of AI or MT in each instance.
A failure to reference generative AI or MT use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
The School of Architecture, Design and Planning uses Blackboard and Turnitin for assessment submission. Turnitin is accessed through the course Blackboard site. Turnitin also checks for plagiarism or instances where the original work of others is not appropriately acknowledged.
Students are advised to commence assignment uploads with sufficient amount of time (consider possible technical problems with computers, internet speed, etc). After successfully submitting an assignment through Turnitin, a ‘Submission Complete!’ screen will be displayed. It is the student’s responsibility to check assignment preview and confirm successful submission. If the ‘Submission Complete!’ screen isn’t displayed, the student should regard the submission as unsuccessful. Students should download a copy of the digital receipt as proof they have submitted the assignment. Students who are experiencing upload issues must advise the Course Coordinator immediately by email and should include screenshots and a copy of the assessment for submission.
To meet professional accreditation, public engagement and quality assurance obligations, digital copies of all course assessment items must be submitted in addition to any hard copy submission requirements specified in individual Course / Studio Outlines. Any physical models should be photographed and a minimum of two photographs describing the complete and full model must be included in the digital submission.
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
If a student wishes to apply for an extension, they must apply online on or before the assignment due date. When possible, it is suggested that requests are submitted 2 business days prior to the submission due date for the assignment to allow processing time. Students with outstanding applications for extensions are advised to submit their assessment by the original due date, irrespective of whether the work is complete, so that what has been done can be graded.
Critique panels cannot be reconvened for the presentation component of assessment when an extension has been approved. Students with granted extensions (or pending extension applications) are able to attend but are not permitted to participate in the design review.
The late penalty for this assessment item will be calculated as follows:
First 1-hour block - initial 1 hour grace period no penalty.
Second 1-hour block - An penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item will be deducted
Third 1-hour block - An additional penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item will be deducted. (adding up to a total penalty of 20% of the maximum possible mark)
Any submissions received after three hours will not receive any marks unless an extension has been approved. Each one-hour block is recorded from the time the submission is due.
8/08/2024 4:00 pm
Digital Submission: Via Blackboard
Presentation & Review in class on Friday 9/08/2024, 9:00 am
Assessment Rationale:
In the second part of this urban design studio, students work individually to develop a design toolkit to support urban outcomes as outlined in the Olympic Legacy Framework (OLF) for the team Olympic Legacy Development Area (OLDA). The guideline provides designers with guidance about how to achieve consistency with relevant OLDA development requirements of the OLF (set in A01).
In the Urban Resilience Design Toolkit (URDT), students focus on a specific area or precinct within the team OLDA, to advance and put in place spatial strategies to enable the proposed OLF’s delivery. Each student is encouraged to select a different precinct, contributing to the team OLDA guidelines. Following the individual refinement and consolidation of the OLDA’s OLF, each student enhances it at the precinct level, focusing on a connected network of high-quality public spaces and green-blue infrastructure that are expected to revitalise the city and support its community beyond the Olympics. The aim is to promote social and environmental wellbeing through increased green and open public space for accessible outdoor comfortable leisure, active travel, nature-based water and energy management and urban heat island effect mitigation.
Working independently, students are required to:
1. Finalise the OLF of the team OLDA.
2. Develop an Olympic Legacy Precinct Plan (OLPP) for the selected location within the team OLDA
3. Develop the URDT for the selected precinct.
Complex/Authentic assessment using AI and/or MT to support learning: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Translation (MT) are emerging tools that may support students in completing this assessment task. Students may appropriately use AI and/or MT in completing this assessment task. Students must clearly reference any use of AI or MT in each instance.
A failure to reference generative AI or MT use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
The School of Architecture, Design and Planning uses Blackboard and Turnitin for assessment submission. Turnitin is accessed through the course Blackboard site. Turnitin also checks for plagiarism or instances where the original work of others is not appropriately acknowledged.
Students are advised to commence assignment uploads with sufficient amount of time (consider possible technical problems with computers, internet speed, etc). After successfully submitting an assignment through Turnitin, a ‘Submission Complete!’ screen will be displayed. It is the student’s responsibility to check assignment preview and confirm successful submission. If the ‘Submission Complete!’ screen isn’t displayed, the student should regard the submission as unsuccessful. Students should download a copy of the digital receipt as proof they have submitted the assignment. Students who are experiencing upload issues must advise the Course Coordinator immediately by email and should include screenshots and a copy of the assessment for submission.
To meet professional accreditation, public engagement and quality assurance obligations, digital copies of all course assessment items must be submitted in addition to any hard copy submission requirements specified in individual Course / Studio Outlines. Any physical models should be photographed and a minimum of two photographs describing the complete and full model must be included in the digital submission.
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
If a student wishes to apply for an extension, they must apply online on or before the assignment due date. When possible, it is suggested that requests are submitted 2 business days prior to the submission due date for the assignment to allow processing time. Students with outstanding applications for extensions are advised to submit their assessment by the original due date, irrespective of whether the work is complete, so that what has been done can be graded.
Critique panels cannot be reconvened for the presentation component of assessment when an extension has been approved. Students with granted extensions (or pending extension applications) are able to attend but are not permitted to participate in the design review.
The late penalty for this assessment item will be calculated as follows:
First 1-hour block - initial 1 hour grace period no penalty.
Second 1-hour block - An penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item will be deducted
Third 1-hour block - An additional penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item will be deducted. (adding up to a total penalty of 20% of the maximum possible mark)
Any submissions received after three hours will not receive any marks unless an extension has been approved. Each one-hour block is recorded from the time the submission is due.
Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.
| Grade | Cut off Percent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Low Fail) | 0 - 24 |
Absence of evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 2 (Fail) | 25 - 44 |
Minimal evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 3 (Marginal Fail) | 45 - 49 |
Demonstrated evidence of developing achievement of course learning outcomes |
| 4 (Pass) | 50 - 64 |
Demonstrated evidence of functional achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 5 (Credit) | 65 - 74 |
Demonstrated evidence of proficient achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 6 (Distinction) | 75 - 84 |
Demonstrated evidence of advanced achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 7 (High Distinction) | 85 - 100 |
Demonstrated evidence of exceptional achievement of course learning outcomes. |
Identity verified assessment (IVA) -ﾠArchitectural Design Courses
Architectural Design Courses require the cumulative integration of critical reflection and feedback on original creative ideas in an iterative process of project work developed over time in the studio context. To meet assessment validity and integrity obligations in Architectural Design Courses,ﾠstudents mustﾠregularly present and discuss their work with staff over the course of scheduled studio learning activities including lectures, structured studio activities, workshops, individual and group consultations, presentations and critiques. Students are expected to participate in at least 80% of scheduled studio activities in which the progress of their work is intended to be monitored and reviewed. If participation in such activities falls below 80% students may be requested to submit process work (such as drawings, models and design exegesis). If a student is not able to provide evidence of authorship to the satisfaction of the course coordinator, or if their participation falls below 50%, a maximum grade of 3 will be awarded.
Supplementary assessment is not available for this course.
Due to the need for the cumulative integration of critical reflection and feedback on original creative ideas in an iterative process of project work development over time, supplementary assessment will not be offered in Architectural Design or Advanced Architectural Design courses to any student with a failing grade of 3 or less.
You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.
Find the required and recommended resources for this course on the UQ Library website.
If we've listed something under further requirement, you'll need to provide your own.
| Item | Description | Further Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Laptop or tablet | A personal device to access on-line resources and data, as well as to develop graphic and written content | own item needed |
| Item | Description | Further Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Coloured pens/pencils, stationary | Physical aid to design during in-class workshops and studio activities |
The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.
Filter activity type by
| Learning period | Activity type | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Multiple weeks |
Lecture |
Lecture Week 1 (1-5/07) - Intensive Design Studio - City scale Day 1 - AM: Project Introduction and teamwork; PM: City thinking - Shaping Brisbane Day 2 - AM: Olympic legacy – A case study; PM: Brisbane 2032 – The ambition Day 4 - AM: Guiding change – Informing Olympic infrastructure design and delivery; PM: What is urban resilience Part 01 - Social resilience Day 5 - AM: What is urban resilience Part 02 - Environmental resilience Week 2 (8-12/07) - Intensive Design Studio - Urban Areas scale Day 1 - AM: What is an Urban Design Framework Day 2 - AM: The Gabba. Shaping urban change at precinct scale; PM: Greenslopes. Future-proof our city for a changing climate Day 3 - PM: Communicate with impact Day 5 - PM: What is an urban design toolkit? Learning outcomes: L01, L03 |
Studio |
Studio Week 1 (1-5/07) - Intensive Design Studio - City scale (teamwork) Day 1 - AM: Team building ; PM: Urban analysis (SWOT) + Roundtable (Challenges and opportunity for change at city scale) Day 2 - AM: Case study analysis + Presentation; PM: Mapping the Olympics + Roundtable (Challenges and opportunity for Olympic legacy) Day 3 - AM: Site visit; PM: Site visit + Presentation (Challenges and opportunity for Olympic legacy - Team report) Day 4 - AM: Developing visions and urban design strategies workshop; PM: Developing OLDA's social resilience strategies Day 5 - AM: Developing OLDA's environmental resilience strategies; PM: Developing a shared Olympic Legacy Map workshop Week 2 (8-12/07) - Intensive Design Studio - Urban Areas scale (teamwork) Day 1 - AM: Developing OLDA vision and principles; PM: Developing OLDA vision and principles + Presentation Day 2 - AM: Developing OLDA resilience strategies; PM: Developing OLDA environmental resilience strategies Day 3 - AM: Developing OLDA social resilience strategies; PM: Developing the team's final presentation Day 4 - AM: Finalising the OLDA Plan - Conceptually and spatially; PM: Finalising the OLDA Plan - Conceptually and spatially Day 5 - AM: Team presentation – OLF Pitch; PM: Developing site specific elements of the design toolkit Week 3 (19/07) - Developing the Urban Resilience Design Toolkit Week 4 (26/07) - Progressing the Urban Resilience Design Toolkit Week 5 (2/08) - Progressing the Urban Resilience Design Toolkit Week 6 (9/08) - Presenting the Urban Resilience Design Toolkit Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04 |
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