PLATFORM CRITS: Tuesday 07 December 2011

Marking Criteria The following criteria will be used for marking presented work:

Research: Systematic investigation of appropriate sources

Analysis: Examination and interpretation of resources

Subject knowledge: Understanding and application of subject knowledge and underlying principles

Experimentation: Problem solving, risk taking, experimentation and testing of ideas and materials in the realisation of concepts

Technical competence: Skills ton enable the execution of ideas appropriate to the medium

Communication and Presentation: Clarity of purpose; skills in the selected media; awareness and adoption of appropriate conventions; sensitivity to the needs of the audience

Personal and professional development: Management of learning through reflection, planning, self-direction, subject engagement and commitment.

Collaborative and/or independent professional working: Suitable behaviour in a professional context alone of with others. Unit 2A: Architectural Furniture (Submission deadline: 11 Feb 2011) Assessment requirements: Presentation of a portfolio of work, to include: • a full depiction of your design proposal to include drawings, models, 2D and 3D computer drawings and construction and detail drawings; • documentation of research and sketches showing design methodology; • a 300-word evaluation of your architectural furniture proposal; • Self-evaluation form. Unit 2A learning outcomes – in order to pass Unit 2A you must: • demonstrate the ability to design a piece of furniture at an architectural scale; • produce a clear set of constructional drawings which demonstrate the scheme’s detailed resolution; • integrate the use of computer 2D and 3D software programmes into the design process; • communicate a design proposal through drawing and model making; • make an evaluation of a client brief.