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SITE AND ROOM
Architectural Design [IN] Place
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Group work with Studio 1a
Factors contributing to the development of Edinburgh - 340 million year ago: Volcanic Eruptions formed the basis for Arthur’s seat, castle rock and Calton hill. - 11,000 years ago: Landscape was carved by glaciers, creating the landscape we see today, which has a huge impact on the topography of site. - 550AD: First settlers thought to have inhabitated the area where the castle is situated, a tribe known as the Votadini, chose the site for it’s defensive qualities. - 617AD: City fortified by the Northumberland King Edwin. “DUN-EDIN” meaning strength of ED WIN. City wall built, restrictions in expanding causing future overcrowding. - 1105: City known as Edwinsburgh - 1622: Lady Stair’s House built, oldest building on site, but not original - 1707: England and Scotland unified - 1745: Beginning of the Jacobite rising - 1750: Beginning of the Enlightenment - 1772: Bridge built to start new town -Mid to late 18th century: construction of new town, names of streets chosen for their reference and support to the monarchy, opposed to the jacobites. - 1850: Beginning of the industrial revolution - 1887: Geddes proposes renovation of the old town, due to terrible poverty
LO1
Ability to develop architectural designs that appropriately respond to a specifi ed site and that contain an explicit investigation through research.
LO2
Capacity to synthesize a range of programmatic components, formal and spatial strategies, and contextual themes of modest complexity within an architectural design.
LO3
Ability to effectively explore and communicate design ideas and propositions, individually and in teams, in a range of digital and analogue formats.
AD AD TE AH AR AP AT D
Year 2 2010/2011