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AR20012: Detailed design 2

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2014/5
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Further information on credits Credits: 3
Further information on unit levels Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Semester 1
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Coursework (CW 100%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites: While taking this unit you must take AR20017
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To develop an understanding of building construction and materials. To integrate construction into the Design Studio. To establish standards of drawing technique and 'technical' drawing.

Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the connection between building design, the use of materials and the construction and assembly of buildings, of a standard that may be expected by employers during their first placement. They will also have knowledge of the broader context of how decisions about construction techniques are arrived at.

Skills:
The skills required are:
* simple technical (working) drawing, notation and presentation;
* knowledge of the assembly of simple structures;
* knowledge of the application of basic building materials and finishes.

Content:
A series of 10 lectures each covering a wide range of topics including :
* on an Elements of building construction illustrated by extracts from construction textbooks, building trade (product) information, case studies and a range of completed buildings that are important in architectural history.
* The role of multidsciplinary thinking and integration in the detail design process.
* The importance understanding the process of construction and it
* Analysing the understadning how decisions are made on appropriate construction methods
* Each lecture is accompanied by reference notes to the sources used. The coursework submission is linked to the design studio and presented in draft before the final presentation.
* Lectures are provided by a cross section of particapants from the construction industry and are supported by illustrated extracts from construction textbooks, building trade (product) information, case studies and a range of completed buildings that are important in architectural history.
* Coursework includes the preparation of a 1:20 working drawing section of a building designed by the student in Design studio together with structural diagrams, services diagrams and full descriptive notation.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

AR20012 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
  • UEAR-ANB08 : BSc(Hons) Architecture with Thin sandwich placement(s) (Year 2)

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2014/15 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2015/16 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2014/15.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.