Architecture Studies Level 2

Level 2 Architecture Studies is a cross-curricular subject that brings together aspects of History, Art History, Classical Studies and Design. It is intended to be an overview for those students who are interested in the Arts, History, Design and/or those looking to complement a career path in Engineering and/or Architecture.  

This course will examine:

• the cycle of embrace and rejection of classical architecture on European and NZ architecture
• the lasting influence of classical culture on contemporary design
• how media and materials (Wood/Stone/Marble/Pounami) produce certain effects in architecture and structures
• the ways in which architecture can be used to convey meaning to the public and people who use and interact with structures and spaces
• the ways in which historical context can influence architectural design 

Students will also create and communicate the form of a design based on historical architectural models. In term three they will use their foundation of knowledge to design a small structure for Liston College based on one of the designs they studied. So, students might design a Gothic bus stop, a NeoClassical grandstand or an Art Nouveau pergola. This assessment is a small portfolio-based internal that provides a lot of room for creativity. 

Students will study: 15 structures (*externally assessed)

• Parthenon, (Greece)
• Colosseum, (Italy),
• Pantheon (Italy),
• Chartres Cathedral (France)*
• Saint Chapelle (France)* 
• Duomo (Siena)*
• Palazzo Pubblico (Siena)*
• L’Arc de Triomphe (France)* 
• The Panthéon (France)*
• The Eiffel Tower,(France) * 
• The Crystal Palace (UK)* 
• Tānenuiarangi, the wharenui at Waipapa marae (Auckland, NZ)*