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Lecturer(s)
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Saffarian Saman, Ing. arch. Mag. arch.
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Macho Martin, Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Lecture: 1. Introduction to the Course 2. Historical and traditional building materials 3. Seminars, tutorials, consultations 4. Vernacular (historical and folk) building and architecture 5. Practical sessions, tutorials, consultations 6. Modern building materials 7. Practical exercises, tutorials, consultations 8. Structurally efficient trusses and spatial truss structures 9. Exercises, tutorials, consultations 10. Shell structures 11. Exercises, tutorials, consultations 12. Membrane structures 13. Exercises, tutorials, consultations 14. Final presentation of prepared papers/articles
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Lecture
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 28 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to introduce and emphasize intuitive structural thinking and to provide students with an understanding of the interdependence between structural principles and architectural forms/geometric configurations. Structural design in relation to form and shape. The philosophy of structural design. Structural design in relation to sustainable development. Principles of optimal and harmonious structural design, drawing lessons from structures and forms in nature, folk and historical architecture, and taking into account the physical laws that determine form. The course is systematically organized into six lectures devoted to specific topics and six exercises, consultations, or tutorials. Students will prepare a paper/article (during the semester / individually or in groups) on a single building/structure (of their own choosing) that clearly demonstrates a successful combination of outstanding architectural qualities with intelligent and advanced structural solutions.
Students: 1. Critically evaluate building designs in terms of form, structure, and sustainability. 2. Can work independently and in a team when solving professional tasks. 3. Integrates theoretical and practical knowledge when creating designs and analyses. 4. Applies a creative and intuitive approach when seeking optimal structural solutions. 5. Communicates the results of their work to both professional and lay audiences.Acquired principles of structural creation with respect to non-artistic influences and constraints, sustainable development and optimum exploitation of resources.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral presentation of self-study, Test
Completion of assigned exercises, attendance at lectures of at least 75%. Written credit test.
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Recommended literature
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Allen, E., Zalewsky, W. Form and Force - Designing Efficient Expressive Structures. J. Wiley&Sons, 2010. ISBN 978-0-470-17465-4.
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Dwellings, O., P. The Vernacular House Worldwide. London: Phaidon Press, 2007. ISBN 978-071-484-7931.
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Feld, J., Carper, K.L. Construction Failure. New York, 1997. ISBN 0471574775.
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Muttoni, A. The Art of Structures: introduction to the Functioning of Structures in Architecture. New York a UK: New York a Oxford, 2011. ISBN 978-04155610292.
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