Diploma in Architect Engineer

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY IV
Course Unit CodeAPX233
Course Unit DetailsBA Architecture (Required Courses) -
Number of ECTS credits allocated5
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Review the analysis of construction techniques and the correlation between the laws of Nature and design. Identify the properties of the various structural materials and constructural systems and the basic principles of design methodology.
  2. Relate the effects of dynamic loads to the main types of bearing systems. Distinguish between durability and stiffness of structures.
  3. Analyze decision principles on elements and systems, according to the special needs for resistance to the dynamic loading (earthquakes).
  4. Compare techniques adopted in traditional structures and historical monuments, to the techniques proposed for contemporary structures. Identify the basic rules and principles for design, based on complex needs.
  5. Implement the synthesis process through drafting construction plans, sections, elevations and details of a small building with a mixed load bearing system. Develop architectural representation and construction drawings.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesAPX231Co-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsProf. P. Touliatos, N. Andrielou, Earthquake and contemporary structures, Fire Brigade Academy of Greece, 2009.
Course ContentsTechniques adopted in traditional structures and historical monuments, compared to the techniques proposed for contemporary structures, usually stress the importance of a systematic analysis of the design guidelines that achieve resistance to dynamic loads, mainly earthquakes. The course deals with the correlation between the laws of Nature and design with emphasis on the durability and stiffness of the structures and the relation between dynamic loads and the behavior of the main types of bearing systems.
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • N. Kalogeras, Ch. Kirpotin, G. Makris, I. Papaioannou, S. Rautopoulos, M. Tzitzas, P. Touliatos, Architectural Technology, Symmetria Editions, Athens, 1999.
  • Hristos Athanasopoulos, Building construction, design and technology, Hristos Athanasopoulos Edition, 2003.
References
  • Prof. P. Touliatos, Architecture and Earthquakes, National Technical University Athens, 2004.
  • Prof. P.Touliatos, Research on the antiseismic behavior of traditional structures in Greece, National Technical University Athens, Antiseismic Protection Organisation Greece, 2001.
Planned learning activities and teaching methodsThe 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 unit, for example a 70 square meters workshop, with a mixed load bearing constructural system. During the semester, course instructors are making comments and corrections on the students’ proposals, at every stage of the process.
Assessment methods and criteria
Project 45%
Final Exam55%
Language of instructionGreek
Work placement(s)NO

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