The Building Technology and Structures 3 module is composed of two components; Building Technology and Structures.
The Building Technology and Structure 3 [Building Technology Component] expose the students to the history of tectonics, materials and techniques to broaden their understanding of the culture, contexts and environments within which their work as architects will reside - architecture is made in and of the world’. In module, we explore the history of tectonics through the lens of individual materials their properties and behaviour. We will explore the origins of each material, their tectonic birth and evolution, the tools used to advance its use together with techniques and key exemplars from antiquity to its modern iterations. The 12 lectures in this module/component are continued in the Technical Studio Module in semester 2 of 2nd year architecture. They
are designed as a thematically group of 24 lectures with 12 delivered in each semester of 2nd year architecture.
The Building Technology and Structures III [Structures Component] aims to develop the learner’s understanding of the building technologies and structural systems employed in the design of a medium scale framed multistorey building and their integration into the design process. It also aims to enable the learner to develop a basic understanding of material properties and behaviour. The module will include contemporary structural methods, construction methodologies and building details.
Building Technology component
Stone I - History and Technique.
Stone II - Heavy walls and composite construction.
Stone III - Types and Finishes and Surface Textures.
STONE IV - Roofs Walls and Public Rooms
STAIRS I
TIMBER I - Solid timber construction from antiquity to modern
TIMBER II - Heavy Framed buildings.
TIMBER III - Balloon Frame and stressed skin construction.
TIMBER IV - The joint + Exemplars.
CONCRETE I - ʻOpus Caementitititumʼ to ʻPortland Cementʼ.
CONCRETE II - Concrete the chameleon
Concrete III – Exemplars
Structures component
Vector Active Structures Lectures I-IV
Form Active Structures Lectures V-VIII
Frames Section Active Structures IX - XII
Lectures
Self-directed learning outside contact hours
• Using joint projects with ADS module in 2nd Year
• Tutorials both group and individual.
• Application of principals to ADS studio project
• The study of exemplars chosen to support the ADS studio
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Formal Examination | 80 |
| Other Assessment(s) | 20 |