This subject will offer an integrated overview of urban, architectural and landscape related issues in the Asia Pacific region, including Asia and Australia. Fieldwork could include visits within Melbourne. Topics will include: Indigenous landscapes and place-making Colonial cities and institutions Regional and vernacular responses Nationalism and commemoration Derivative modernisms Cultural environments Post disaster reconstruction Informal settlements Globalisation and the metropolis Suburban form Tourism and heritage Transnational architectural discourses/practices in Asia Pacific -- Course Website
Prerequisites: One of the following architectural history subjects: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ABPL20030 Foundations of Architecture Semester 1 12.50 ABPL30053 Formative Ideas in Architecture Semester 2 12.50 ABPL30050 Modern Architecture:
