Design the built environment: design factors
Unit summary
Students will gain an understanding of the historical, political and infrastructure-related elements, including transport, economic, social and aesthetic factors influencing the design process.
Unit details
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05 Construction, Planning and the Built Environment
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05.2
Building and Construction
| Learning Outcome |
Assessment Criteria |
| 1 Understand how historical, political, economic, social, infrastructural and aesthetic factors affect design |
1 Factors that affect the design of the built environment
a assess the various factors that affect design of the built environment:
i historical
ii political
iii economic
iv social
v aesthetic
vi infrastructural, including transport
b compile a schedule of important design factors to be considered for a new development
c perform a simple environmental assessment for a new development. |
| 2 Know how and why the built environment has changed over time |
2 The development of the built environment over time
a analyse the ways in which the built environment has developed over time in terms of:
i changing styles
ii changing approaches
iii different political policies and priorities, including sustainability
iv different forms of private and public funding
v the cyclical nature of economic growth and recession
b produce and interpret documents which illustrate changing styles and approaches in the design of the built environment, in the form of:
i sketches
ii drawings
iii schedules
iv specifications. |
| 3 Understand how the built environment adapts to meet changing social, infrastructural, political, economic and aesthetic requirements. |
3 The adaptation of the built environment to meet changing needs
a evaluate how changing priorities, funding regimes and the state of the economy have all affected development of the existing built environment
b evaluate the response of the built environment over time in terms of:
i community needs
ii social integration
iii contribution to social engineering
iv impact of infrastructural requirements including transport
v relationship between function, form and visual appearance for
• various architectural styles
• landmark projects. |