Technical Studies
Technical Studies teaches a working knowledge and comprehensive understanding of the construction, engineering, and environmental practices associated with the built environment.
Many of the global challenges facing the built environment today can be answered through interdisciplinary innovations in technology and design based on regenerative principles. Technical Studies presents students with an understanding of developments in architecture, engineering, and construction that respond to the climate crisis and with knowledge of how technical solutions can intervene in broader architectural, social, and political problems.
Technical Studies focuses on integrated structural, environmental, and material strategies as well as the impact of fire, construction, and carbon assessment on design. The Technical Studies unit emphasises the value of close working relationships with engineering disciplines and practice. Technical Studies provides students with a broad range of approaches to environmental engineering, from bioclimatic design principles to energy-efficiency design tools.