Diploma in Architect Engineer

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleARCHITECTURAL DESIGN II
Course Unit CodeAPX102
Course Unit DetailsInt.M. Architectural Engineering (Required Courses) - BA Architecture (Required Courses) -
Number of ECTS credits allocated12
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Define general ideas related to the human body and scale in architecture and design.
  2. Identify the parameters involved in the design and construction of small scale structures.
  3. Apply analysis, observation, drawing, model making and photography skills in order to develop a methodology toward solving specific programmatic, compositional and conceptual problems.
  4. Analyze and document through scale drawings and 3-dimensional models a set of given parameters and recognize their significance towards identifying architectural issues.
  5. Create a 1:1 scale 3-dimensional structure that satisfy’s both aesthetic and simple programmatic requirements.
  6. Evaluate the outcome of their work, justify their proposed solutions and appraise the significance of the architectural process towards the invention and expression of innovative ideas and problem solving.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesAPX101Co-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsJohn Hedjuk, Education of an Architect, The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of the Cooper Union, Rizzoli, 1989.

Juhani Pallasma, pref by Steven Holl, The Eyes of the Skin, architecture and the senses, Sussex Wiley, 2005.

Angelil Marc, Hebel Dirk, Deviations – Designing Architecture, Birkhauser, 2008.
Course ContentsThe goal for the first year design studio is to attempt to create awareness to students of all the issues involved in design.  Each individual is forced to reassess their philosophical position in an ever changing society and their role as creative human beings. Projects will involve the design of forms directly related and inspired by the human body through the investigation of the unique physical characteristics of each students own body.  These investigations will be constructed at 1:1 scale and will include the human body or be directly related to it.  The student’s own body weight will determine the materials and method of construction and its inclusion to the construction will be a test to the success of the whole investigation.  The goal of the exercise is to demonstrate how scale, materials and construction become essential factors of the design process.   
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Hirsinger Quentin, Ternaux Elodie, Kula Daniel, Materiology – The Creative’s Guide to Materials & Technology, Birkhauser, 2008.
  • Victoria Ballard Bell, Patric Rand, Materials for Design, Princeton Architectural Press, 2006.
References
    Planned learning activities and teaching methodsThe course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, demonstrations, workshops, drawing & model making exercises, written and aural presentations. Students work in studio through personal tutoring, group critiques and final assessments.
    Assessment methods and criteria
    Class Participation10%
    Midterm presentation (1)15%
    Midterm presentation (2)15%
    Methodology, experimentation, research20%
    Final presentation40%
    Language of instructionGreek
    Work placement(s)NO

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