This course draws upon developing intermediate to advanced furniture design skills to investigate the support of the human body in the near environment. Topics covered include observations regarding humans seeking bodily support from objects and the environment (when, where and why we perch, lean, sit, lounge, lie down) and exploring objects that interface with the body to dictate behaviour or present emotional/narrative content applying ergonomics, drawing, and modelling to develop prototypes. Students will work both during and outside of class on experimental works related to the physical support of the human body. The course is taught by a combination of readings, lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and supervised practice that exposes students to a combination of technology, theory, history, and design and making processes. Workplace health and safety instruction is an integral part of this course.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- demonstrate competency with a range of materials and technical skills in creating designs and structures to support the human body;
- apply knowledge of the functional, conceptual, historical and theoretical contexts through development and execution of studio projects and research; and
- demonstrate critical reflection and contextual understanding on own work and that of other artists/designers through journals, discussions, and presentations.
Other Information
School of Art & Design studio courses have a limited enrolment capacity. Students are advised to enrol as early as possible to maximise the opportunity of securing a place.
Indicative Assessment
- Portfolio of studio work and visual journal (80) [LO 1,2,3]
- Documentation (20) [LO 2,3]
- Assessment includes periodic critique and review sessions that provide ongoing feedback on work in progress. (null) [LO null]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks: lectures, tutorials, critiques and supervised studio practice; and
b) 82 hours of independent studio practice, reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
The Chair: Rethinking Culture, Body, and Design by Galen Cranz
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 12
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $3600 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $4980 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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