Credit Points: 15
Study Time: 150 Hours

Timed in order to give an opportunity for research before the onset of your final Design Project and your Professional Project, this unit will consider the role of your portfolio as a record of your learning; as an effective tool in the communication of your ideas and, most importantly, as a representation of you and your work to the larger community i.e. the employment market.

You will be encouraged to consider methods of presentation that might be more appropriate to the diverse nature of the contemporary design industry and, through discussions with your tutors and your colleagues, enter into a Learning Agreement whereby you detail the presentation and re-presentation of the work you have completed and the work that you still have to do. You should consider that this unit can assist you in setting the tone for the presentation of your final two design projects as well as the reports, letters and curriculum vitae undertaken in PPRD 2. This will ultimately lead to a coherent body of work that you can be proud of.

Outline Syllabus
An indicative guide to the content covered by this unit.

• Contemporary methods of the presentation of design work for the employment market. 
• Further consideration of the presentation of design work as a representation of the designer. 
• Presentation of both design and written work as a coherent package.

Method of delivery
Lectures, demonstrations, studio projects.

Aims

A1 Research into methods of communication and presentation in contemporary practice.
A2 The appropriate application and realisation of that research in a coherent body of student work.

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit, you will be able to

LO1 Evidence research into methods of communication and presentation with respect to contemporary design practice.
LO2 Demonstrate the application of that research in the presentation and re-presentation of your written and design work.

Reference material

Key
Aldersey-Williams, H. (2004). Zoomorphic: new animal architecture. London: Laurence King.
Forster, K. and Dal Co Electa, F. (2003). Frank O.Gehry: The complete works. New York: The Monacelli Press
Noever, P. Ruby, A. and Schumacher, P. (2003) Zaha Hadid: Architektur / architecture Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz.
Papadakis, A. (1992). Free space architecture. London: Architectural Design
Pawley, M. (1993). Future systems: The story of tomorrow. London: Phaidon
Porter, T. and Neale, J. (2000). Architectural supermodels: physical design simulation. Oxford: Architectural Press.
Toy, M. (Ed.) Tensile structures. London: Architectural Design

Recommended
Bentley, P. J. (2001). Digital biology. Headline.
Bertoline, G. (1996). Engineering graphics communication. New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
Cook, P (2001). Paradox of contemporary architecture. Academy Editions
Rahim, A 2002). Contemporary techniques in architecture. Academy Editions
Vyzoviti, S. (2003). Folding architecture - spatial, structural and organizational diagrams. Amsterdam: Book Industry Services.
Vyzoviti, S. (2003). Superstructures. Amsterdam: Book Industry Services.

Journals
Frame Magazine