Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY I | ||||||
Course Unit Code | APX131 | ||||||
Course Unit Details | Int.M. Architectural Engineering (Required Courses) - BA Architecture (Required Courses) - | ||||||
Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||
Recommended optional program components | W.Huntington-R. Mickadelt, Building Construction Materials and Types of Construction, J. Viley and Sons, 1981 Mario Salvadori, Why Buildings stand up- The strength of Architecture, Norton and Co, 1990 | ||||||
Course Contents | The course is an introduction to architectural technology and it attempts an initial general review of the basic principles and knowledge of the laws of nature concerning structures. In particular, this course deals with the identification of basic building materials and construction systems, the actions and stresses of the structural components and also the deformation, durability and stiffness of the basic components and types of structures. | ||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The taught part of the course is delivered to the students by means of lectures and computer-aided presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the relevant textbooks. Lectures are supplemented with project work carried out on an individual basis. Students are requested to design and produce construction details for a small light structure. During the semester, course instructors are making comments and corrections on the students’ proposals, at every stage of the process. Two to three final studies are selected to be implemented by working teams of ten to twelve students each. | ||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |