Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY V | ||||||
Course Unit Code | APX332 | ||||||
Course Unit Details | 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 | APX233 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||
Recommended optional program components | European Timber Constructions, EU Raphael Programme (Management of the European Wooden Building Heritage), A. Soikkeli, P, Touliatos, C.B. Cestari, University of Oulu, University Press 2000, ISBN 951-42-5659-X. | ||||||
Course Contents | Identification and measurement of a selected traditional building leads to its constructural analysis, a basic prerequisite for the understanding of its behaviour in loads and stresses through the ages. In particular, the course deals with the traditional building systems, their pathology and vulnerability and especially their ability to undertake dynamic loads. It also stresses the importance of pointing out the weakness and vulnerability of a historical building, by a thorough constructural analysis of its bearing system and building method. | ||||||
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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 a team basis. Students, in teams of 10-12 persons, are requested to measure and produce plans of an existing historical monument, analyze its constructural system and propose methods of restoration. During the semester, course instructors are making comments and corrections on the students’ work, at every stage of the process. | ||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |