Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | NEW CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, NEW ARCHITECTURAL EXPERIMENTATIONS | ||||||
Course Unit Code | BATECH10 | ||||||
Course Unit Details | BA Architecture (Technology and Environment) - | ||||||
Number of ECTS credits allocated | 3 | ||||||
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 | BATECH04 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||
Course Contents | Contemporary structural materials and innovative design: Development of timber and steel structures in the ancient and modern times. Properties and production of new materials. Membrane and tensile structures. Timber and steel as bearing structures: Properties of wood and steel as basic building materials. Types of construction wood: Natural and industrially produced wood. Wood protection specifications. Study of joints on timber structures. Steel Construction Design. Vulnerability of steel members. Historical and contemporary design principles. Research on traditional and contemporary materials, based on new technologies. New Technologies: Application of new technologies like nanotechnology (“Self Cleaning”, “Air Purifying”, “Easy to Clean”, “Anti- Graffiti”, “Anti- Reflective” properties etc.) or textile manufacture for tensile structures. Analysis of contemporary case studies in terms of use of the available technology of materials. Material specifications and methods of use. | ||||||
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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. | ||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |