| Course Unit Title | DIGITAL TOOLS FOR SIMULATION AND TESTING |
| Course Unit Code | BACOM10 |
| Course Unit Details | BA Architecture (Expression and Representation) - |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 3 |
| | Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:- Describe the knowledge of simulation techniques as part of the design procedure, which contributes to the quality and sufficiency of the space designed.
- Use contemporary technology tools in addition to the basic foundations of knowledge, in order to simulate and check the technical and functional sufficiency of a building.
- Define digital simulation as a quality check tool for a building, in matters of static structure, heating, cooling, lighting, sun absorption, sound and energy.
- Identify a design’s structure, form or volume cannot exceed the technical sufficiency of the project designed, in terms of statics, energy behavior and comfort conditions that the project itself ensures.
- Identify the need of embedding any static, comfort condition and energy behavior in the design procedure.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
| Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE |
| Recommended optional program components | ReluxPro |
| Course Contents | General approach in Lighting and Architecture
Artificial Lighting: Types of light sources, features and capacities
Natural Lighting: Natural light sources, features and capacities
Colors and Materials in Architectural Lighting RELUX simulation software |
| Recommended and/or required reading: |
| Textbooks | - Notes from the course’s lectures
- Architectural Lighting books
- Websites and catalogs from lighting companies (PHILIPS, OSRAM, Fagerhult, etc)
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| References | - Kress-Adams, Hannelore, Light Spaces, Birkhauser, 2002
- Millet, S. Marietta, Light revealing architecture, John Wiley & Sons, Canada, 1996
- Philips, Derek, Daylighting: Natural Light in Architecture, Architectural Press, Burlington, 2004
- Lam, William N.C., Perception & Lighting as formgivers for architecture, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1992
- Fontoynont, Marc, Daylight Performance of buildings, James&James, Lyon, 1999
- Beker, Nick, Steemers, Koen, Daylight design of buildings, James&James, London, 2002
- Major M., Speirs J., Tischhauser A., Made of Light: The art of Light and Architecture, Birkhauser, Basel, 2005
- ERCO, Light Perspectives between culture and technology, ERCO, Ludenscheid, 2001
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | Lectures, visits at lighting and lighting control companies, sketching light and shadow assignment in order to understand how light works, introduction to simulation techniques, tools, software and their applications |
| Assessment methods and criteria | | Laboratory work | 20% | | Midterm assignment | 30% | | Final exercise | 50% |
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| Language of instruction | Greek |
| Work placement(s) | NO |
